LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

cydōnius1

cydōnius (feminine cydōnia, neuter cydōnium)

Meaning

  1. adjectiveCydonian (from Cydonia, in Crete)
  2. adjectiveCretan

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecydōniuscydōniacydōnium
genitivecydōniīcydōniaecydōniī
dativecydōniōcydōniaecydōniō
accusativecydōniumcydōniamcydōnium
ablativecydōniōcydōniācydōniō
vocativecydōniecydōniacydōnium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecydōniīcydōniaecydōnia
genitivecydōniōrumcydōniārumcydōniōrum
dativecydōniīscydōniīscydōniīs
accusativecydōniōscydōniāscydōnia
ablativecydōniīscydōniīscydōniīs
vocativecydōniīcydōniaecydōnia

Origins

From Ancient Greek Κῠδωνῐ́ᾱ (Kŭdōnĭ́ā, “Cydonia”) (town in Crete).

noun · femininesecond declension
cydōnius2
cydōnius f (genitive cydōniī or cydōnī)

Meaning

  1. quince tree

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecydōniuscydōniī
genitivecydōniī
cydōnī
cydōniōrum
dativecydōniōcydōniīs
accusativecydōniumcydōniōs
ablativecydōniōcydōniīs
vocativecydōniecydōniī

Origins

From Ancient Greek Κῠδωνῐ́ᾱ (Kŭdōnĭ́ā, “Cydonia”) (town in Crete).

Quick answers

What does cydōnius mean in Latin?
cydōnius, a adjective, means “Cydonian (from Cydonia, in Crete); Cretan”.