χρόνια

See also: χρονιά, χρονία, and χρονίᾳ

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰró.ni.a/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰro.ni.a/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈxro.ni.a/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈxro.ni.a/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈxro.ni.a/

Adjective

χρόνῐᾰ • (khrónĭă)

neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural of χρόνῐος (khrónĭos)

Greek

Etymology 1

Second neuter irregular plural of the masculine χρόνος m (chrónos).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxro.ɲa/ - compare to χρονιά f (chroniá)
Hyphenation: χρό‧νια

Noun

χρόνια • (chrónia) n pl (2nd plural in neuter, of the masculine noun): χρόνος (chrónos)

days, years, time, ages
χρόνια και ζαμάνια ― chrónia kai zamánia ― for ages

χρόνια της ελπίδας ― chrónia tis elpídas ― years of hope

στα χρόνια του παππού μου ― sta chrónia tou pappoú mou ― in my grandfather's time

Declension

Declension of **χρόνια**
	plural
nominative	χρόνια (chrónia)
genitive	-
accusative	χρόνια (chrónia)
vocative	χρόνια (chrónia)

Alternative forms

χρόνοι (chrónoi) (plural in masculine gender)

Derived terms

χρόνια πολλά (chrónia pollá, “many happy returns”)
χρόνια και ζαμάνια (chrónia kai zamánia, “for ages, been a while”)
and see with word χρόνος & with word χρονιά

Related terms

see at χρόνος

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxro.ni.a/
Hyphenation: χρό‧νι‧α

Adjective

χρόνια • (chrónia)

nominative/accusative/vocative feminine singular of χρόνιος (chrónios)
nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural of χρόνιος (chrónios)