Chione
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Χιόνη (Khiónē, “nymph in Greek myth”).
Proper noun
Chione f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Veneridae – certain Venus clams.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – trees from the neotropics.
Hypernyms
- (genus of clams): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Bivalvia - class; Autobranchia - subclass; Heteroconchia - superorder; Venerida - order; Veneroidea - superfamily; Veneridae - family
- (genus of trees): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Gentianales - order; Rubiaceae - family; Cinchonoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus of clams): Chione cancellata (cross-barred Venus) - type species
- (genus of trees): Chione venosa (fatpork) - sole accepted species
References
- clams
- Chione (bivalve) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Veneridae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Chione on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Chione at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Chione at AnimalBase
- Chione at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Chione at World Register of Marine Species
- trees
- Chione (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chione (Rubiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Chione (Rubiaceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Chione at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Chione at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Chione at USDA Plants database
- Chione at Germplasm Resources Information Network
- Chione at Tropicos
- Chione at Plants of the World Online
- Cinchonoideae at APWeb
English
Alternative forms
- Khione (scholarly)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Χιόνη (Khiónē), derived from χιών (khiṓn, “snow”).
Proper noun
Chione
Further reading
- Chione (daughter of Boreas) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Χιόνη (Khiónē).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰi.o.neː/, [ˈkʰiɔneː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈki.o.ne/, [ˈkiːone]
Proper noun
Chionē f sg (genitive Chionēs); first declension
- Chione (daughter of Daedation, mother to Autolycus and Philammon)
- 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.301–302:
- Nata erat huic Chione. Quae dotatissima forma / mille procos habuit, bis septem nubilis annis.
- Chione, whose most endowed form captivated a thousand suitors, had been the marriageable age of twice-seven.
- Nata erat huic Chione. Quae dotatissima forma / mille procos habuit, bis septem nubilis annis.
Declension
First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Chionē |
Genitive | Chionēs |
Dative | Chionae |
Accusative | Chionēn |
Ablative | Chionē |
Vocative | Chionē |
References
- “Chione”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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