Χθών

See also: χθών

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χθών (khthṓn, “earth”).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Χθών • (Khthṓn) f (genitive Χθονός); third declension

  1. the Earth, personified as a goddess

Inflection

Third declension of ἡ Χθών; τῆς Χθονός (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Χθών
hē Khthṓn
Genitive τῆς Χθονός
tês Khthonós
Dative τῇ Χθονῐ́
tēî Khthonĭ́
Accusative τὴν Χθόνᾰ
tḕn Khthónă
Vocative Χθών
Khthṓn
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • Greek: Χθών (Chthón), Χθόνα (Chthóna)
  • Latin: Chthon

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011
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