calibe

Italian

Etymology

From Latin chalybem, accusative singular case form of chalybs (“steel”, “iron”), from Ancient Greek χάλυψ (khálups), from Hittite 𒆠𒅅𒇷𒁀 (ki-ik-li-ba /kikliba/), 𒆠𒅅𒇻𒁀 (ki-ik-lu-ba /kikluba/, “steel”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈka.li.be/, [ˈkäːl̺ibe]
Hyphenation: cà‧li‧be

Noun

calibe m (uncountable)

(obsolete) steel
Synonym: acciaio
(pharmacology, obsolete) iron
Synonym: ferro

Derived terms

calibeato
calibografia
calibotipia

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