Χίος

See also: Χῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Likely to have come from a Pre-Greek language. Related to Κίος or Κέως ("Ceos island").

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Χῐ́ος • (Khíos) f (genitive Χῐ́ου); second declension

  1. Chios (island in the eastern Aegaean Sea)

Inflection
Second declension of ἡ Χῐ́ος; τῆς Χῐ́ου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Χῐ́ος
hē Khíos
Genitive τῆς Χῐ́ου
tês Khíou
Dative τῇ Χῐ́ῳ
têi Khíōi
Accusative τὴν Χῐ́ον
tḕn Khíon
Vocative Χῐ́ε
Khíe
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Ancient Greek Χίος (Khíos)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈçios/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: Χί-ος

Proper noun

Χίος • (Chíos) f

  1. Chios (an island, and its capital, in the northeast Aegaean Sea)

Declension
Declension of Χίος (Chíos)
singular
nominative Χίος •
genitive Χίου •
accusative Χίο •
vocative Χίε •  Χίο •

Further reading

Noun

Χίος • (Chíos) m (plural Χίοι, feminine Χία)

  1. (formal) a man from the island of Chios
    Polytonic spelling: Χῖος
Declension
declension of Χίος
singular plural
nominative Χίος • Χίοι •
genitive Χίου • Χίων •
accusative Χίο • Χίους •
vocative Χίε • Χίοι •

Synonyms
  • Χιώτης m (Chiótis), feminine: Χιώτισσα (Chiótissa) (standard)

Usage notes

From the ancient adjective Χῖος:

  • the noun Xίος or Χιώτης m (Chiótis), feminine: Χιώτισσα (Chiótissa) ("person from Chios")
  • the adjective χιώτικος (chiótikos) ("from Chios")
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