Χίμαιρα

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From χῐ́μαιρᾰ (khímaira).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Χῐ́μαιρᾰ (Khímairaf (genitive Χῐμαίρᾱς); first declension

  1. Chimera, a mythological animal
  2. Chimera, a volcanic site in ancient Lycia, now in Turkey

Inflection

Descendants

  • English: Chimera
  • Greek: Χίμαιρα (Chímaira)
  • Latin: Chimaera

References

  • Χίμαιρα”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Χίμαιρα”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,006

Greek

Proper noun

Χίμαιρα (Chímairaf

  1. (Greek mythology) Chimera/Chimaera (A creature of mixed parts, usually lion and goat with a dragon's tail.)

Declension

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