English

Alternative forms

• Khios

Proper noun

Chios

1. one of the Aegean islands of Greece
2. capital of the island

Translations

Anagrams

• Sochi

Latin

Alternative forms

• Chius

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek Χῐ́ος ‎(Khíos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰi.os/, [ˈkʰi.ɔs]

Proper noun

Chios f ‎(genitive Chiī); second declension

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

Usage notes

• Nouns of feminine gender are rare in this declension; Chios inherits its feminine gender from the Ancient Greek Χίος.

Declension

Second declension, Greek type, with locative.

Synonyms

• Aethalia

Related terms

• Chīus ‎(adjective)

Descendants

• English: Chios

References

• Chī̆os in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Chĭŏs”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 300/3.
• Chios in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• “Chios (⁓us)” on page 310/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)