Chimaera
Appearance
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Chimaera, from Ancient Greek Χίμαιρα (Khímaira, “mythical Chimera”).
Proper noun
[edit]Chimaera f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Chimaeridae – deep-water species, mostly called chimaeras.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Chondrichthyes – class; Chimaeriformes – order; Chimaeroidei - suborder; Chimaeridae - family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Chimaera monstrosa (rabbit fish) - type species
Translations
[edit]sharks in Chimaeridae
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References
[edit]Chimaera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Chimaera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Chimaera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]As a mythological beast, a variant of earlier Chimera under influence from Latin Chimaera. As a placename, directly from Latin Chimaera.
Proper noun
[edit]Chimaera
- (dated) Alternative form of Chimera
- 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 184:
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Χίμαιρα (Khímaira, “fire-breathing Lycian monster, fire-spewing Lycian or Cilician mountain”), from χίμαιρα (khímaira, “she-goat”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kʰiˈmae̯.ra/, [kʰɪˈmäe̯rä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kiˈme.ra/, [kiˈmɛːrä]
Proper noun
[edit]Chimaera f sg (genitive Chimaerae); first declension
- (Greek mythology) Chimera
- Mount Chimera (a mountain in Cilicia or Lycia, modern Turkey)
- (historical) An ancient region in modern Albania, Himarë
- (historical) the Ceraunian Mountains (a mountain range in Albania)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, singular only.
singular | |
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nominative | Chimaera |
genitive | Chimaerae |
dative | Chimaerae |
accusative | Chimaeram |
ablative | Chimaerā |
vocative | Chimaera |
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- Translingual terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Translingual lemmas
- Translingual proper nouns
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- English terms borrowed from Latin
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English dated terms
- Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Latin terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin first declension nouns
- Latin feminine nouns in the first declension
- Latin feminine nouns
- la:Greek mythology
- la:Mountains
- la:Places in Turkey
- Latin terms with historical senses
- la:Historical and traditional regions
- la:Places in Albania