Cydonia

Translingual

Cydonia oblonga

Wikispecies

Etymology

From Latin Cydonia.

Proper noun

Cydonia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the quince.
  2. (planetology) An albedo feature on Mars, famous for the “Face on Mars” formation.

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English

Alternative forms

  • Kydonia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía).

Proper noun

Cydonia

  1. An ancient city-state on the Greek island of Crete.

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía).

Proper noun

Cydōnia f (genitive Cydōniae); first declension

  1. Cydonia (ancient city on Crete)

Declension

First declension, with locative.

Case Singular
Nominative Cydōnia
Genitive Cydōniae
Dative Cydōniae
Accusative Cydōniam
Ablative Cydōniā
Vocative Cydōnia
Locative Cydōniae

References

  • Cydonia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Cydonia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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