Chaonia

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χᾱονῐ́ᾱ (Khāoníā).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /kʰaːˈo.ni.a/, [kʰäːˈɔniä]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /kaˈo.ni.a/, [käˈɔːniä]

Proper noun

Chāonia f sg (genitive Chāoniae); first declension

the ancient northwestern region of Epirus, modern Greece

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chāonia
Genitive	Chāoniae
Dative	Chāoniae
Accusative	Chāoniam
Ablative	Chāoniā
Vocative	Chāonia

Related terms

Chāonēs
Chāonis
Chāonius

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

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