Chios
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See also: chíos
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Chios, from Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈki.ɑs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkiː.ɒs/
Proper noun
[edit]Chios
Synonyms
[edit]- (town): Chora
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]island
city
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χῐ́ος (Khíos).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkʰi.os/, [ˈkʰiɔs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈki.os/, [ˈkiːos]
Proper noun
[edit]Chios f sg (genitive Chiī); second declension
- Chios (an island in the eastern Aegean Sea in Greece)
Usage notes
[edit]- Nouns of feminine gender are rare in this declension; Chios inherits its feminine gender from the Ancient Greek Χίος.
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (Greek-type), with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Chios |
Genitive | Chiī |
Dative | Chiō |
Accusative | Chion |
Ablative | Chiō |
Vocative | Chie |
Locative | Chiī |
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- Chīus (adjective)
Descendants
[edit]- English: Chios
References
[edit]- “Chī̆os”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Chĭŏs in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 300/3.
- “Chios”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “Chios (⁓us)” on page 310/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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