chalcis

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek χαλκίς (khalkís). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʰaɫ.kɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkal̠ʲ.t͡ʃis] === Noun === chalcis f (genitive chalcidis); third declension A type of fish, possibly a sardine or herring. A type of lizard or snake. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. === 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”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1] “chalcis”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “chalcis”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray “chalcis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly “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)