Χῖος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Contracted from *Χῐ́ῐος (*Khĭ́ĭos), from Χῐ́ος (Khĭ́os, “Chios”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjectival suffix)

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰîː.os/ → /ˈçi.os/ → /ˈçi.os/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰîː.os/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰi.os/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈçi.os/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈçi.os/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈçi.os/

Adjective

Χῖος • (Khîos) m (feminine Χῑ́ᾱ, neuter Χῖον); first/second declension

1. Chian

Declension

First and second declension of Χῖος; Χῑ́ᾱ; Χῖον (Attic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Χῖος Khîos	Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā	Χῖον Khîon		Χῑ́ω Khī́ō	Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā	Χῑ́ω Khī́ō		Χῖοι Khîoi	Χῖαι Khîai	Χῖᾰ Khîă
Genitive		Χῑ́ου Khī́ou	Χῑ́ᾱς Khī́ās	Χῑ́ου Khī́ou		Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin	Χῑ́αιν Khī́ain	Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin		Χῑ́ων Khī́ōn	Χῑ́ων Khī́ōn	Χῑ́ων Khī́ōn
Dative		Χῑ́ῳ Khī́ōi	Χῑ́ᾳ Khī́āi	Χῑ́ῳ Khī́ōi		Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin	Χῑ́αιν Khī́ain	Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin		Χῑ́οις Khī́ois	Χῑ́αις Khī́ais	Χῑ́οις Khī́ois
Accusative		Χῖον Khîon	Χῑ́ᾱν Khī́ān	Χῖον Khîon		Χῑ́ω Khī́ō	Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā	Χῑ́ω Khī́ō		Χῑ́ους Khī́ous	Χῑ́ᾱς Khī́ās	Χῖᾰ Khîă
Vocative		Χῖε Khîe	Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā	Χῖον Khîon		Χῑ́ω Khī́ō	Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā	Χῑ́ω Khī́ō		Χῖοι Khîoi	Χῖαι Khîai	Χῖᾰ Khîă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Χῑ́ως Khī́ōs				Χῑότερος Khīóteros				Χῑότᾰτος Khīótătos
Notes:		This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First and second declension of Χῖος; Χῑ́η; Χῖον (Ionic)

Number		Singular				Dual				Plural
Case/Gender		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative		Χῖος Khîos	Χῑ́η Khī́ē	Χῖον Khîon		Χῑ́ω Khī́ō	Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā	Χῑ́ω Khī́ō		Χῖοι Khîoi	Χῖαι Khîai	Χῖᾰ Khîă
Genitive		Χῑ́ου Khī́ou	Χῑ́ης Khī́ēs	Χῑ́ου Khī́ou		Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin	Χῑ́αιν Khī́ain	Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin		Χῑ́ων Khī́ōn	Χῑέων / Χῑῶν Khīéōn / Khīôn	Χῑ́ων Khī́ōn
Dative		Χῑ́ῳ Khī́ōi	Χῑ́ῃ Khī́ēi	Χῑ́ῳ Khī́ōi		Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin	Χῑ́αιν Khī́ain	Χῑ́οιν Khī́oin		Χῑ́οισῐ / Χῑ́οισῐν / Χῑ́οις Khī́oisĭ(n) / Khī́ois	Χῑ́ῃσῐ / Χῑ́ῃσῐν Khī́ēisĭ(n)	Χῑ́οισῐ / Χῑ́οισῐν / Χῑ́οις Khī́oisĭ(n) / Khī́ois
Accusative		Χῖον Khîon	Χῑ́ην Khī́ēn	Χῖον Khîon		Χῑ́ω Khī́ō	Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā	Χῑ́ω Khī́ō		Χῑ́ους Khī́ous	Χῑ́ᾱς Khī́ās	Χῖᾰ Khîă
Vocative		Χῖε Khîe	Χῑ́η Khī́ē	Χῖον Khîon		Χῑ́ω Khī́ō	Χῑ́ᾱ Khī́ā	Χῑ́ω Khī́ō		Χῖοι Khîoi	Χῖαι Khîai	Χῖᾰ Khîă
Derived forms		Adverb				Comparative				Superlative
		Χῑ́ως Khī́ōs				Χῑότερος Khīóteros				Χῑότᾰτος Khīótătos
Notes:		Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Further reading

• “Χῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Χῖος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• “Χῖος”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter