noun
ĭon1
Meaning
- A kind of violet
ĭon, ĭi, n. ἴον.
I. A kind of violet, Plin. 21, 11, 38, § 64; plur.:
ia, id. 21, 6, 14, § 27. — II. A precious stone of a violet color, Plin. 37, 10, 61, § 170.
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Iōn2
Iōn m sg (genitive Iōnis)
Classical[ˈi.oːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.on]
Meaning
- A river of Thessaly rising in the Cambunii mountains
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Iōn | — |
| genitive | Iōnis | — |
| dative | Iōnī | — |
| accusative | Iōnem | — |
| ablative | Iōne | — |
| vocative | Iōn | — |
Īon, ōnis, m., = Ἴων,
I. an Athenian, son of Xuthus, who led a colony into Asia; from him is derived the name Ionia, Vitr. 4, 1; Stat. Th. 8, 454.—
II. A sculptor of the one hundred and thirteenth Olympiad, Plin. 34, 8, 19, § 51.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
proper noun · masculinethird declension
Iōn3
Iōn m sg (genitive Iōnis)
Classical[ˈi.oːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.on]
Meaning
- Ionian
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Iōn Iās | Iōnēs Iādēs |
| genitive | Iōnis Iādis | Iōnium Iādium |
| dative | Iōnī Iādī | Iōnibus Iādibus |
| accusative | Iōna Iādem | Iōnīs Iōnēs, Iādes |
| ablative | Iōnī Iōne, Iāde | Iōnibus |
| vocative | Iōn Iās | Iōnēs Iādēs |
Origins
From Ancient Greek Ἴων (Íōn).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
Quick answers
- What does ĭon mean in Latin?
- ĭon, a noun, means “A kind of violet”.