Io
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Io fluvialis 
Zeus and Io
See also: Appendix:Variations of "io"
- Note: This is uppercase i, not lowercase L.
Translingual
Etymology 1
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Proper noun
Io f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pleuroceridae – only one species Io fluvialis (spiny river snail).
- A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – now genus Adetomeris, of moths.
Hypernyms
- (genus of snail): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Caenogastropoda - subclass; Sorbeoconcha - order; Cerithiimorpha - suborder; Cerithioidea - superfamily; Pleuroceridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus of snail): Io fluvialis (spiny river snail) - sole known species
References
- snail
Io (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Io Lea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Io (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Io at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Io at Encyclopedia of Life
- Io at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Etymology 2
Shortening of Senecio, from basionym of species name Senecio ambondrombeensis (See 
Io (Asteraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies )
Proper noun
Io f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – only one species Io ambondrombeensis, native to Madagascar.
Usage notes
- Sole species often included in the polyphyletic genus Senecio as Senecio ambondrombeensis
Hypernyms
- (genus of plant): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Senecioneae - tribe; Senecioninae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus of plant): Io ambondrombeensis
References
- Io (Asteraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Senecioninae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Io at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Io at Tropicos
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Io
- (Greek mythology) The daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer.
- (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter, known for its volcanic activity, peppered with about 400 active volcanoes.
- 2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by Cortana (Jen Taylor), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: Cairo Station:
- Another whisper, sir, near Io. We have probes en route.
- (astronomy) 85 Io, a main belt asteroid; the asteroid shares its name with the Jovian moon
Derived terms
Translations
mythology
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moon of Jupiter
See also
| Solar System in English · Solar System (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Star | Sun | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Ceres | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | Eris | |||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | Moon | Phobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganymede Callisto |
Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Triton | Charon | Dysnomia | |||||||
Anagrams
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Io f
See also
| Solar System in Italian · sistema solare (layout · text) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Star | Sole | |||||||||||||||||
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets |
Mercurio | Venere | Terra | Marte | Cerere | Giove | Saturno | Urano | Nettuno | Plutone | Eris (Eride) | |||||||
| Notable moons |
— | — | Luna | Fobos Deimos |
— | Io Europa Ganimede Callisto |
Mimas Encelado Teti Dione Rea Titano Giapeto |
Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon |
Tritone | Caronte | Disnomia | |||||||
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Īō f sg (genitive Īūs); fourth declension
Īō f sg (genitive Īōnis); third declension
- (Greek mythology) Io, daughter of Inachus.
- (Can we date this quote?) Propertius. In: Propertius with an English translation by H. E. Butler, 1916, pp. 144f., 154f., 162f:
- Io versa caput primos mugiverat annos:
- So Io wore a strange guise and lowed all her earlier years;
- illic aspicis scopulis haerere Sorores
et canere antiqui dulcia furta Iovis,
ut Semela est combustus, ut est deperditus Io,
- There shalt thou see the Sisters clinging to the crags, while they chant the sweet loves of Jove in olden time, how he was consumed with fire for Semele, how madly he loved Io,
- tu certe Iovis occultis in amoribus, Io,
sensisti multas quid sit inire vias,
- Yet, Io, in truth thou didst learn in thy secret loves with Jove what it is to tread many paths of wandering,
- Io versa caput primos mugiverat annos:
- (Can we date this quote?) Publius Ovidius Naso, Ars amandi / Ars amatoria, liber I. In: Publius Ovidius Naso: Liebeskunst. Lateinisch-deutsch, 1980, p. 28 – translation from The Love Books of Ovid, p. 121:
- Et modo se Europen fieri, modo postulat Io,
Altera quod bos est, altera vecta bove.- Now she would be Europa; now she would be Io; the one because she was a heifer, the other because a bull bore her on his back.
- (Can we date this quote?) Publius Ovidius Naso, Amores, liber II. In: Ovid Heroides and Amores with an English translation by Grant Showerman, 1914, p. 386f.
- dum nimium servat custos Iunonius Ion,
ante suos annos occidit; ilia dea est!- Juno's watchman, guarding Io too intently, falls before his time; she–becomes a goddess!
- (Can we date this quote?) Plautus, Aulularia, actus III. In: Plautus with an English translation by Paul Nixon, vol. I, 1916, p. 290f.:
- quos si Argus servet qui oculeus totus fuit,
quem quondam Ioni Iuno custodem addidit,
is numquam servet.- Why, Argus, who had eyes all over him and was set to guarding Io once by Juno, couldn't ever keep watch on those fellows, not if he tried.
- (Can we date this quote?) Propertius. In: Propertius with an English translation by H. E. Butler, 1916, pp. 144f., 154f., 162f:
Declension
Fourth-declension noun (all cases except the genitive singular in -ō), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Īō |
| Genitive | Īūs |
| Dative | Īō |
| Accusative | Īō |
| Ablative | Īō |
| Vocative | Īō |
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Īō Īōn |
| Genitive | Īōnis |
| Dative | Īōnī |
| Accusative | Īōnem |
| Ablative | Īōne |
| Vocative | Īō Īōn |
See also
- Io (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- “Io”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Io in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Īō.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Io f (indeclinable)
- (Greek mythology) Io (daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer)
- Io (third largest moon of Jupiter)
Further reading
Portuguese
Proper noun
Io f