Chios

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.
  3. A domestic sheep breed commonly accepted to be originated on the Greek island of Chios.

Synonyms

  • (town): Chora

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From Latin Chios, from Ancient Greek Χῐ́ος (Khĭ́os).

Compare Middle French Chie.

Proper noun

Chios ?

  1. Chios

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χῐ́ος (Khĭ́os).

    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.

    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)