Chione

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χιόνη (Khiónē, nymph in Greek myth).

Proper noun

Chione f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Veneridae – certain Venus clams.
  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Rubiaceae – trees from the neotropics.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

clams
trees

English

Alternative forms

  • Khione (scholarly)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χιόνη (Khiónē), derived from χιών (khiṓn, snow).

Proper noun

Chione

  1. (Greek mythology) A daughter of Boreas, the North Wind, and Oreithyia, sister to Zetes, Calais and Cleopatra.
  2. (Greek mythology) A nymph.

Further reading

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Χιόνη (Khiónē).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chionē f sg (genitive Chionēs); first declension

  1. (daughter of Daedation, mother to Autolycus and Philammon)
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 11.301–302:
      Nata erat huic Chione. Quae dotatissima forma / mille procos habuit, bis septem nubilis annis.
      Chione, whose most endowed form captivated a thousand suitors, had been the marriageable age of twice-seven.

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

singular
nominative Chionē
genitive Chionēs
dative Chionae
accusative Chionēn
ablative Chionē
vocative Chionē

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