chalcophonos

Latin

Alternative forms

chalcophtongos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαλκόφωνος (khalkóphōnos).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰal.koˈpʰoː.nos/, [kʰäɫ̪kɔˈpʰoːnɔs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kal.koˈfo.nos/, [kälkoˈfɔːnos]

Noun

chalcophōnos f (genitive chalcophōnī); second declension

A precious stone ringing like brass

Declension

Second-declension noun (Greek-type).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	chalcophōnos	chalcophōnī
Genitive	chalcophōnī	chalcophōnōrum
Dative	chalcophōnō	chalcophōnīs
Accusative	chalcophōnon	chalcophōnōs
Ablative	chalcophōnō	chalcophōnīs
Vocative	chalcophōne	chalcophōnī

References

“chalcophonos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
chalcophonos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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