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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Chāonēs

Chāonēs m pl (genitive Chāonum)
Classical[ˈkʰaː.ɔ.neːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkaː.o.nes]

Meaning

  1. A tribe settled in Chaonia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative—Chāonēs
genitive—Chāonum
dative—Chāonibus
accusative—Chāonēs
ablative—Chāonibus
vocative—Chāonēs

Chāŏnes, um, m., = Χάονες,
I. a people in the north-west part of Epirus, named after Chaon (v. the preced. art.), the Chaonians, Plin. 4, prooem. § 2; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 334 sq.; acc. plur. Gr. Chaonas, Claud. B. Get. 135; their country was called Chā-ŏnĭa, ae, f., Verg. A. 3, 335 Serv.; Plin. 4, prooem. § 2; Cic. Att. 6, 3, 2; Liv. 32, 5, 9. —
II. Hence,
A. Chāŏnĭus, a, um, adj., Chaonian; also of Epirus: campi, Verg. A. 3, 334: sinus, Ov. M. 13, 717: glans, Verg. G. 1, 8: pater, i. e. Jupiter, whose oracle was at Dodona, id. ib. 2, 67; cf. Juppiter, Val. Fl. 1, 303: columbae, which revealed the future at Dodona, Verg. E. 9, 13: nemus, i. e. the oak forest, Stat. Th. 6, 99: truncus, Val. Fl. 8, 461: vertex, Luc. 3, 180: victus, i.e. of acorns, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 47.—
B. Chāŏnis, ĭdis, f. adj., Chaonian: ales, i.e. columba (v. the preced.), Ov. A. A. 2, 150: arbos, i. e. quercus, id. M. 10, 90: quercus, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1624.

Origins

From Ancient Greek Χάονες (Kháones).

Quick answers

What does Chāonēs mean in Latin?
Chāonēs, a proper noun, means “A tribe settled in Chaonia”.
What is the genitive of Chāonēs?
The genitive singular is Chāonum. Chāonēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Chāonēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʰaː.ɔ.neːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkaː.o.nes].