Χίος

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See also: Χῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Likely to have come from a Pre-Greek language. Related to Κίος or Κέως ("Ceos island").

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Χῐ́ος • (Khíos) f (genitive Χῐ́ου); second declension

  1. Chios (an island in the eastern Aegaean Sea)

Inflection

Second declension of ἡ Χῐ́ος; τῆς Χῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Χῐ́ος
hē Khíos
Genitive τῆς Χῐ́ου
tês Khíou
Dative τῇ Χῐ́ῳ
têi Khíōi
Accusative τὴν Χῐ́ον
tḕn Khíon
Vocative Χῐ́ε
Khíe
Notes:

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: Χίος (Chíos)
  • Latin: Chios

References

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈçios/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Χί‧ος

Proper noun

Χίος • (Chíos) f

  1. Chios (an island, and its capital, in the northeast Aegaean Sea)

Declension

  Χίος
case     \     number singular
nominative Χίος •
genitive Χίου •
accusative Χίο •
vocative Χίε •  Χίο •

Further reading

Noun

Χίος • (Chíos) m (plural Χίοι, feminine Χία)

  1. (formal) a man from the island of Chios
    Polytonic spelling: Χῖος

Usage notes

From the ancient adjective Χῖος:

Declension

Declension of Χίος
singular plural
nominative Χίος • Χίοι •
genitive Χίου • Χίων •
accusative Χίο • Χίους •
vocative Χίε • Χίοι •

Synonyms

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