Chalcis

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Χαλκίς (Khalkís). === Proper noun === Chalcis f A taxonomic genus within the family Chalcididae – type genus of chalcid wasps. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita – suborder; Chalcidoidea – superfamily; Chalcididae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Chalcis sispes - type species; for the numerous other species see Chalcis (wasp) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === Chalcis (wasp) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Chalcidini on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Chalcis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Chalcis, borrowed from Ancient Greek Χᾰλκῐ́ς (Khălkĭ́s), from χᾰλκός (khălkós, “bronze”) + -ῐς (-ĭs). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkælsɪs/ === Proper noun === Chalcis A city in Euboea regional unit, Greece. An ancient town in Aeolis, in modern Turkey. An ancient town in Aetolia, in modern Greece. An ancient town in Elis, in modern Greece. An ancient town in Epirus, in modern Greece. An ancient town in modern northern Syria, now known as Qinnasrin. The former Byzantine name of İnecik, a village in Thrace in modern Turkey. ==== Synonyms ==== Chalkida (a city in Greece) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == French == === Alternative forms === Chalcide === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from Latin Chalcis, from Ancient Greek Χαλκίς (Khalkís). Doublet of Chalcide. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kal.sis/ === Proper noun === Chalcis f Chalcis (a city in Euboea regional unit, Greece) == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χᾰλκῐ́ς (Khălkĭ́s). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʰaɫ.kɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkal̠ʲ.t͡ʃis] === Proper noun === Chalcis f sg (genitive Chalcidos or Chalcidis); third declension Chalcis (the chief town of the island of Euboea in modern Greece) Chalcis (an ancient town in Aeolis, in modern Turkey) Chalcis (an ancient town in Aetolia, in modern Greece) Chalcis (an ancient town in Elis, in modern Greece) Chalcis (an ancient town in Epirus, in modern Greece) Chalcis (an ancient town in modern northern Syria) ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant or non-Greek-type), with locative, singular only. 1In poetry. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Chalcis French: (unadapted borrowing) Chalcis Italian: Calcide Middle French: ChalcideFrench: Chalcide === References === “Chalcis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Chalcis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Chalcis” on page 308 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82) “Chalcis” on page 308 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)