proper noun · femininefirst declension
Cydōnia
Cydōnia f sg (genitive Cydōniae)
Meaning
- historicalCydonia (an ancient city on the island of Crete, Greece)
- New LatinChania (a city on the island of Crete, Greece, at the site of the ancient Cydonia)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cydōnia | — |
| genitive | Cydōniae Cydōnēae | — |
| dative | Cydōniae Cydōnēae | — |
| accusative | Cydōniam Cydōnēam | — |
| ablative | Cydōniā | — |
| vocative | Cydōnia | — |
| locative | Cydōniae Cydōnēae | — |
Cўdōnĭa or Cўdōnēa, ae, f., = Κυδωνία,
I. an ancient and celebrated town on the north coast of Crete, now Canea, Mel. 2, 7, 12; Plin. 4, 12, 20, § 59 Sillig N. cr.; Flor. 3, 7, 4.—
II. Hence,
A. Cўdon, ōnis, m.
1. A Cydonian, Verg. A. 12, 858.—
B. Cўdō-nĭus, a, um, adj., Cydonian: spicula, poet. for Cretan, Verg. E. 10, 59; cf.
arcus, Hor. C. 4, 9, 17.—So esp. freq. Cydonia (and Latinized cotonia, cotonea) mala; also absol.: cўdōnĭa (cŏtōnĭa, cŏtōnĕa), ōrum, n., a quince or quince-apple, Plin. 15, 11, 10, § 37; Col. 5, 10, 19; Macr. S. 7, 6; Varr. R. R. 1, 59; Col. 12, 47, 1; Prop. 3 (4), 13, 27.—Cydonia arbor, or absol.: cўdōnĭus, ii, f., a quince-tree, Pall. Febr. 25, 21; 25, 20; id. Insit. 99 al.—cўdōnĕum, i, n., quincejuice, quince-wine, Dig. 33, 6, 9.—C. Cў-dōnēus, a, um, adj., Cydonian:
juvencae, Ov. A. A. 1, 293: pharetrae, poet. for Cretan, id. M. 8, 22: sagittae, Stat. Th. 7, 339: harundo, Sil. 10, 261.—D. Cўdōnītes, ae, adj., Cydonian:
vites, Col. 3, 2, 2.—Subst.: Cў-dōnītes, ae, m. (sc. οἶνος), quince-wine (cf. B. fin.), Pall. Oct. 20.—E. Cўdōnĭātae, ārum, m., the inhabitants of Cydonia, Liv. 37, 60, 3; Plin. 8, 58, 83, § 228.
Origins
- Proto-Hellenic*kûdos
- Proto-Hellenic*Kúdōn
- Proto-Hellenic*Kudōníya
- LatinCydōnia
Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía)bor. Latin Cydōnia Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía).
Descendants
- EnglishCydonia
- TranslingualCydonia