χαλκῖτις

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χάλκη (khálkē, purple dye) + -ῖτις (-îtis).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

χᾰλκῖτῐς • (khalkîtis) f (genitive χᾰλκῑ́τῐδος); third declension

  1. copper-ore, worked in Cyprus
  2. (mineralogy) rock alum
  3. crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria)
    Synonyms: βούφθᾰλμον (boúphthalmon), χᾰλκᾰ́νθεμον (khalkánthemon), χᾰ́λκᾰνθον (khálkanthon), χᾰλκᾰ́ς (khalkás), χρῡσᾰ́νθεμον (khrūsánthemon)

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