Translingual

Etymology

From the Latin Clīō ‎(the name of a Nereid).

Proper noun

Clio f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cliidae – small floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Clio andreae, Clio antarctica, Clio bartletti, Clio campylura, Clio chaptalii, Clio convexa convexa, Clio convexa cyphosa, Clio cuspidata, Clio oblonga, Clio orthotheca, Clio piatkowskii, Clio polita, Clio pyramidata (type species)

English

Proper noun

Clio

1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
2. (astronomy) Short for 84 Klio, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name.
4. A model of car by manufacturer Renault.

   Fred loved to take his Clio for a spin.

5. A city in Alabama
6. A city in Iowa
7. A city in Michigan
8. A town in South Carolina

Derived terms

• cliometrics

Translations

See also

• (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania

Anagrams

• coil, loci

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κλειώ ‎(Kleiṓ).

Proper noun

Clio f

1. (Greek mythology) Clio
2. A female given name

Latin

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek Κλειώ ‎(Kleiṓ)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkliː.oː/

Proper noun

Clīō f ‎(genitive Clīūs); irregular declension

1. (Greek mythology) Clio, three figures:
   1. the Muse of history and epic poetry
   2. a Nereid
   3. an Oceanid

Declension

Irregular.

Descendants

• Translingual: Clio (generic name)

References

• Clīo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Clīō”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 328/1.
• “Clīō” on page 337/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Portuguese

Proper noun

Clio f

1. (Greek mythology) Clio (the Muse of history and heroic poetry)