Chimaera
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Latin Chimaera, from Ancient Greek Χίμαιρα (Khímaira, “mythical Chimera”).
Proper noun edit
Chimaera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Chimaeridae – deep-water species, mostly called chimaeras.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Chondrichthyes - class; Chimaeriformes - order; Chimaeroidei - suborder; Chimaeridae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Chimaera monstrosa (rabbit fish) - type species
Translations edit
sharks in Chimaeridae
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References edit
- Chimaera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Chimaera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Chimaera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
As a mythological beast, a variant of earlier Chimera under influence from Latin Chimaera. As a placename, directly from Latin Chimaera.
Proper noun edit
Chimaera
- (dated) Alternative form of Chimera
- 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 184:
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Χίμαιρα (Khímaira, “fire-breathing Lycian monster, fire-spewing Lycian or Cilician mountain”), from χίμαιρα (khímaira, “she-goat”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kʰiˈmae̯.ra/, [kʰɪˈmäe̯rä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kiˈme.ra/, [kiˈmɛːrä]
Proper noun edit
Chimaera f sg (genitive Chimaerae); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Chimera
- Mount Chimera (a mountain in Cilicia or Lycia, modern Turkey)
- (historical) An ancient region in modern Albania, Himarë
- (historical) the Ceraunian Mountains (a mountain range in Albania)
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Chimaera |
Genitive | Chimaerae |
Dative | Chimaerae |
Accusative | Chimaeram |
Ablative | Chimaerā |
Vocative | Chimaera |