Chaonia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χᾱονῐ́ᾱ (Khāonĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Chāonia f sg (genitive Chāoniae); first declension

  1. the ancient northwestern region of Epirus, modern Greece

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Chāonia
genitive Chāoniae
dative Chāoniae
accusative Chāoniam
ablative Chāoniā
vocative Chāonia

References

  • Chaones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Epeirus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly