Cydonia
Translingual
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Etymology
Proper noun
Cydonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the quince.
- (planetology) An albedo feature on Mars, famous for the “Face on Mars” formation.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe
Derived terms
- (genus): Cydonia oblonga
- (surface feature): Cydonia Mensae
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía).
Proper noun
Cydonia
- An ancient city-state on the Greek island of Crete.
Anagrams
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía).
Proper noun
Cydōnia f sg (genitive Cydōniae); first declension
- Cydonia (ancient city on Crete)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Cydōnia |
Genitive | Cydōniae |
Dative | Cydōniae |
Accusative | Cydōniam |
Ablative | Cydōniā |
Vocative | Cydōnia |
Locative | Cydōniae |
References
- “Cydonia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cydonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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