Χαλκηδών

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Perhaps identical to the Anatolian mineral name Ancient Greek χαλκηδών (khalkēdṓn) (→ Arabic كَرْكَنْد (karkand)), then instead connected to χαλκός (khalkós, bronze).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Χαλκηδών (Khalkēdṓnf (genitive Χαλκηδόνος); third declension

  1. Chalcedon

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Χαλκηδών (Chalkidón)
  • Latin: Calchēdōn, Chalcēdōn

References

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