Κρόνος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

Uncertain; several proposed. See Cronus for details.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κρόνος • (Krónos) m (genitive Κρόνου); second declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Cronus, Kronos
  2. (astronomy) The planet Saturn

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Κρόνος; τοῦ Κρόνου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Κρόνος
ho Krónos
Genitive τοῦ Κρόνου
toû Krónou
Dative τῷ Κρόνῳ
tôi Krónōi
Accusative τὸν Κρόνον
tòn Krónon
Vocative Κρόνε
Króne
Notes:
Second declension of Κρόνος; Κρόνου (Epic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative Κρόνος
Krónos
Genitive Κρόνου / Κρονοῖο / Κρόνοιο / Κρονόο / Κρόνοο
Krónou / Kronoîo / Krónoio / Kronóo / Krónoo
Dative Κρόνῳ
Krónōi
Accusative Κρόνον
Krónon
Vocative Κρόνε
Króne
Notes:
  • Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Coptic: ⲕⲣⲱⲛⲟⲥ (krōnos)
  • → English: Kronos
  • → Greek: Κρόνος (Krónos)
  • → Latin: Cronus
  • → Old Church Slavonic: Кронъ (Kronŭ)

References

  • “Κρόνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Κρόνος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • “Κρόνος”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Κρόνος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
  • “Κρόνος”, 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 1,007

Further reading

Greek

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾo.nos/
  • Hyphenation: Κρό‧νος

Proper noun

Κρόνος • (Krónos) m

  1. (Greek mythology) Cronus, Cronos, Kronos
  2. (astronomy) The planet Saturn

Declension

  Κρόνος
case     \     number singular
nominative Κρόνος •
genitive Κρόνου •
accusative Κρόνο •
vocative Κρόνε •

See also

Solar System in Greek · Ηλιακό σύστημα (Iliakó sýstima) (layout · text)
Star Ήλιος (Ílios)
IAU planets and
notable dwarf planets 		Ερμής (Ermís) Αφροδίτη (Afrodíti) Γη (Gi) Άρης (Áris) Δήμητρα (Dímitra) Δίας (Días) Κρόνος (Krónos) Ουρανός (Ouranós) Ποσειδώνας (Poseidónas) Πλούτωνας (Ploútonas) Έρις (Éris)
Notable
moons 		— — Σελήνη (Selíni) Φόβος (Fóvos)
Δείμος (Deímos) 		— Ιώ (Ió)
Ευρώπη (Evrópi)
Γανυμήδης (Ganymídis)
Καλλιστώ (Kallistó) 		Μίμας (Mímas)
Εγκελάδος (Egkeládos)
Τηθύς (Tithýs)
Διώνη (Dióni)
Ρέα (Réa)
Τιτάνας (Titánas)
Ιαπετός (Iapetós)
Μιράντα (Miránta)
Άριελ (Áriel)
Ουμβριήλ (Oumvriíl)
Τιτάνια (Titánia)
Όμπερον (Ómperon) 		Τρίτωνας (Trítonas) Χάρων (Cháron) Δυσνομία (Dysnomía)
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