Chalonitis

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χαλωνῖτις (Khalōnîtis). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰa.ɫoːˈniː.tɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ka.loˈniː.tis] === Proper noun === Chalōnītis f sg (genitive Chalōnītidis); third declension an ancient district of Assyria, in modern Iran, mentioned by Pliny; modern Hulwan ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Chalonitis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Chalonitis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly