Chaos

See also: chaos, CHAOS, and chãos

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin chaos (“chaos”), from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).

Proper noun

Chaos n

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Amoebidae – several very large amoebae.

Hypernyms

Further reading

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkaːɔs/
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Noun

Chaos n (genitive Chaos, no plural)

  1. chaos

Declension
Declension of Chaos (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Chaos
genitive eines des Chaos
dative einem dem Chaos
accusative ein das Chaos

Derived terms
Derived terms

Further reading

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkʰa.os/, [ˈkʰa.ɔs]

Proper noun

Chaos m (genitive Chaī); second declension

  1. Hell, the Underworld
  2. the shapeless primordial universe

Usage notes
  • The plural is a rare and very late development.
  • 1878, Ludwig Dindorff, Karl Müller, Diodori Siculi bibliothecae quae supersunt ex nova recensione, volume 2, page 604:
    Graeci Phasin fluvium transgress per Chaorum, Phasianorum, Chaldaeorum etc. regiones in Chenium montem evadunt unde ingenti gaudio mare prospiciunt.
  • 1904, Giacomo Tropea, Rivista di storia antica, page 607:
    In paragrapho prima Diodorus de Graecorum adventu in Chaorum terras tradit: […] Ipse Dindorfius in latina versione Xenophontis scribit "Chaorum" atque inter uncos "Thaochorum".

Inflection
Number Singular Plural
nominative Chaos ?
genitive Chaī Chaōrum
dative ? ?
accusative Chaos ?
ablative Chaō ?
vocative Chaos ?

References
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