Chalcedon

See also: chalcedon and chalcedón

English

Etymology

From Latin Chalcēdōn, from Ancient Greek Χαλκηδών (Khalkēdṓn).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈkælsɪdɑːn/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkælsɪdɒn/

Proper noun

Chalcedon

An ancient maritime town of Bithynia, in Asia Minor in modern Turkey, almost directly opposite Byzantium.

Derived terms

Chalcedonian

Related terms

chalcedony

Translations

town in Asia Minor

Armenian: Քաղկեդոն (Kʿałkedon)
Old Armenian: Քաղկեդոն (Kʿałkedon)
Catalan: Calcedònia f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 迦克墩 (Jiākèdūn)
French: Chalcédoine (fr) f
Georgian: ქალკედონი (kalḳedoni)
German: Chalkedon
Greek: Χαλκηδόνα (el) f (Chalkidóna)
Ancient: Χαλκηδών f (Khalkēdṓn)
Italian: Calcedonia (it)
Latin: Calchēdōn
Ottoman Turkish: خالكیدون‎
Persian: خلقیدون‎ (xalqidun)
Portuguese: Calcedônia (Brazil); Calcedónia (Portugal)
Russian: Халкедон (ru) (Xalkedon)
Sicilian: Carcidùnia f
Spanish: Calcedón m, Calcedonia f
Turkish: please add this translation if you can

German

Alternative forms

Chalzedon

Noun

Chalcedon m (strong, genitive Chalcedons, plural Chalcedone)

(mineralogy) chalcedony

Declension

Declension of Chalcedon [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Chalcedon	die	Chalcedone
genitive	eines	des	Chalcedons	der	Chalcedone
dative	einem	dem	Chalcedon	den	Chalcedonen
accusative	einen	den	Chalcedon	die	Chalcedone

Proper noun

Chalcedon n (proper noun, strong, genitive Chalcedons)

Alternative spelling of Chalkedon

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