Chronos

See also: chronos

English

a statue of Chronos

Alternative forms

Chronus, Khronos

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χρόνος (Khrónos).

Proper noun

Chronos

(Greek mythology) The personification of time.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with Cronus or Kronos.

Related terms

chronology

Translations

personification of time

Armenian: Քրոնոս (hy) (Kʿronos)
Cherokee: ᏠᏃᏏ (tlonosi)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 柯羅諾斯／柯罗诺斯 (Kēluónuòsī)
Danish: Chronos
Esperanto: Ĥrono
French: Chronos (fr) m
German: Chronos (de) m
Greek: Χρόνος (el) m (Chrónos)
Ancient Greek: Χρόνος m (Khrónos)
Greenlandic: Chronosi
Hungarian: Kronosz, Idő
Inuktitut: ᒃᕉᓅᔅ (kroonoos)
Irish: Cronas m
Italian: Crono
Korean: 크로노스 (ko) (Keuronoseu)
Marathi: क्रोनोस m (kronos)
Portuguese: Cronos (pt) m, Crono m
Russian: Хро́нос m (Xrónos)
Swedish: Kronos (sv)
Turkish: Kronos

Further reading

Chronos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

Rochons, Schnoor, cohorns

Spanish

Alternative forms

Crono

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χρόνος (Khrónos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɾonos/ [ˈkɾo.nos]
Rhymes: -onos

Proper noun

Chronos m

(Greek mythology) Chronos, Chronus (personification)

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