Chilo

Translingual

Proper noun

Chilo

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Crambidae – certain moths.

Latin

Alternative forms

• Cīlō (uncommon)

Etymology

Related to Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰiː.loː/, [ˈkʰiːɫ̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈki.lo/, [ˈkiːlo]

Proper noun

Chīlō m sg (genitive Chīlōnis); third declension

1. a cognomen used by the gens Annia, Flaminia, Tadia, and others.

   Lucius Flaminius Chilo

    

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Chīlō
genitive	Chīlōnis
dative	Chīlōnī
accusative	Chīlōnem
ablative	Chīlōne
vocative	Chīlō

References

• George Davis Chase, "Origin of Roman Praenomina", Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 8, 1897, p. 109.