Chios

See also: chíos

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Chios, from Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chios

  1. One of the Aegean islands of Greece.
  2. The capital of the island of Chios, Greece.

Synonyms

  • (town): Chora

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χῐ́ος (Khíos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chios f sg (genitive Chiī); second declension

  1. Chios (an island in the eastern Aegean Sea in Greece)

Usage notes

  • Nouns of feminine gender are rare in this declension; Chios inherits its feminine gender from the Ancient Greek Χίος.

Declension

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

Descendants

  • English: Chios

References

  • 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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