Χθών

See also: χθών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χθών (khthṓn, “earth”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰtʰɔ̌ːn/ → /xθon/ → /xθon/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰtʰɔ̌ːn/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /kʰtʰon/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /xθon/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /xθon/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /xθon/

Proper noun

Χθών • (Khthṓn) f (genitive Χθονός); third declension

1. the Earth, personified as a goddess

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Χθών; τῆς Χθονός (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Χθών hē Khthṓn
Genitive	τῆς Χθονός tês Khthonós
Dative	τῇ Χθονῐ́ têi Khthoní
Accusative	τὴν Χθόνᾰ tḕn Khthóna
Vocative	Χθών Khthṓn
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Χθών (Chthón), Χθόνα (Chthóna)
• Latin: Chthon

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011