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Chios
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See also: chíos
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Chios, from Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈki.ɑs/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkiː.ɒs/
Proper noun
Chios
- One of the Aegean islands of Greece.
- The capital of the island of Chios, Greece.
- A domestic sheep breed commonly accepted to be originated on the Greek island of Chios.
Synonyms
- (town): Chora
Derived terms
Translations
island
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Anagrams
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Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χῐ́ος (Khĭ́os).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʰi.ɔs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkiː.os]
Proper noun
Chios f sg (genitive Chiī); second declension
- 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.
Synonyms
Related terms
- Chīus (adjective)
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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