crono-

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See also: crono, Crono, and -crono

English

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos, “Cronus”).

Prefix

crono-

(astronomy) Relating to Saturn
Synonym: (Latin equivalent) saturni-

Hypernym: planeto-

Derived terms

cronocentric

Translations

Translations

French: krono- (fr)
Italian: crono- (it)
Russian: кроно- (krono-)
Spanish: crono- (es)

See also

helio- (the Sun), hermeo- (Mercury), geo- (the Earth), seleno- (the Moon), areo- (Mars), zeno- (Jupiter), crono- (Saturn), urano- (Uranus)

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos).

Prefix

crono-

Obsolete form of chrono- (“relating to time”).

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Prefix

crono-

chrono-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with crono-

cronoestratigrafia

cronofotografia

Further reading

“crono-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies , April 2007
“crono-”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
“crono-” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Galician

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Prefix

crono-

chrono-

Derived terms

From

Galician terms prefixed with crono-

.

Further reading

“crono-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Italian

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Prefix

crono-

chrono-

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek Κρόνος (Krónos, “Cronus”).

Prefix

crono-

(astronomy) crono- (relating to Saturn)
‎crono- + ‎secante → ‎cronosecante

Derived terms

Anagrams

Corno, Ronco, corno, cornò, ronco

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɾõ.no/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkɾo.no/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkɾɔ.nɔ/

Prefix

crono-

chrono- (relating to time)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms prefixed with crono-

cronobiológico

cronoestratigráfico

Further reading

“crono-”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
“crono-”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χρόνος (khrónos, “time”).

Prefix

crono-

chrono- (relating to time)

Derived terms

Spanish terms prefixed with crono-

cronobiológico

cronoestratigráfico

Further reading

“crono-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy , 10 December 2024

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