Chii
Latin
Etymology
Substantive use of the plural form of the adjective Chīus, or from Ancient Greek Χῖοι (Khîoi).
Pronunciation
- Chiī: (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈkʰi.iː]
- Chiī: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈkiː.i]
Proper noun
Chīī m pl (genitive Chīōrum); second declension
- Chians, Chiots; inhabitants of the Greek island of Chios in the Aegean Sea
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Chīī |
| genitive | Chīōrum |
| dative | Chīīs |
| accusative | Chīōs |
| ablative | Chīīs |
| vocative | Chīī |
Adjective
Chīī
- inflection of Chīus (“Chian; of or from Chios”):
- nominative/vocative masculine plural
- genitive masculine/neuter singular
Proper noun
Chīī n
- genitive singular of Chīum (“Chian wine; sweet wines from Chios”)
Proper noun
Chiī f
- genitive/locative of Chios (“the Greek island of Chios”)
- genitive/locative of Chius (“the Greek island of Chios”)
Further reading
- “Chii”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Chii”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Chii in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 301.
- Chii in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung, column 1114