different between euboea vs chalcis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????? (khalkís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?k?al.kis/, [?k?ä??k?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?kal.t??is/, [?k?l??t??is]

Noun

chalcis f (genitive chalcidis); third declension

1. A type of fish, possibly a sardine or herring.
2. 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 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)