Definition
An archaic or variant spelling of chalcedon; a precious stone or mineral, often a type of fine-grained quartz.
Etymology
From Latin 'chalcedonius,' named after Chalcedon, an ancient city in Bithynia (modern Turkey). The spelling variant reflects different transliterations of the Greek place name.
Kelly Says
Chalcedon was so famous for gemstone trading that the Romans literally named an entire stone category after the town—it's one of history's most successful place-name marketing campaigns!
Translations
ARالعربية
كالسيどん
kal-si-don
BNবাংলা
ক্যালসেডন
kaal-se-don
CACatalà
calcòni
kal-ko-ni
CSČeština
kalcedon
kal-tse-don
DADansk
kalcedon
kal-se-don
DEDeutsch
Kalzedon
kal-tsɛ-don
ELΕλληνικά
καλσεδόνι
kal-se-do-ni
ESEspañol
calcita
kal-SEE-tah
FAفارسی
کلسیدون
kal-si-don
FISuomi
kalsedoni
kal-se-do-ni
FRFrançais
calcédon
kal-se-doh
HAHA
kalkesidoni
kal-ke-si-do-ni
HEעברית
קלצדון
kal-tse-don
HIहिन्दी
कैल्सडोन
kāl-sa-don
HUMagyar
kalcedon
kal-tse-don
IDBahasa Indonesia
kalsedon
kal-se-don
IGIG
kalsidoni
kal-si-do-ni
ITItaliano
calcedonia
kal-se-do-nya
KMKM
កាលស៊ីដូន
kaal-si-doon
MRMR
कॅलसेडॉन
kaal-se-don
MSBahasa Melayu
kalsedon
kal-se-don
MYမြန်မာ
ကယ်လ်စီဒွန်
kae-lsi-don
NLNederlands
calcedoon
kal-se-doon
NONorsk
kalsedon
kal-se-don
PLPolski
kalcedon
kal-tse-don
PTPortuguês
calcidónia
kal-si-DO-nya
RORomână
calcedon
kal-se-don
RUРусский
кальцедон
kal'tse-don
SVSvenska
kalcedon
kal-se-don
SWKiswahili
kalsedoni
kal-se-do-ni
TAதமிழ்
கால்செடோனி
kaal-se-do-ni
TEతెలుగు
కల్సెడోని
kal-se-do-ni
THไทย
แคลเซโดน
khlɛː-sɛ-doːn
TRTürkçe
kalsedon
kal-se-don
UKУкраїнська
кальцедон
kal'tse-don
URاردو
کلسیدون
kal-si-don
VITiếng Việt
calcedon
kal-se-don
YOYO
kalsedoni
kal-se-do-ni
ZUZU
ikalsedoni
i-kal-se-do-ni