Cydonia
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Cydonia, a partial calque from Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion, “quince”, literally “Cydonian apple”).
Proper noun
[edit]Cydonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – quince.
- (planetology) An albedo feature on Mars, famous for the “Face on Mars” formation.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae – family; Amygdaloideae - subfamily; Maleae - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Cydonia oblonga - sole accepted extant species
Derived terms
[edit]- (genus): Cydonia oblonga, Pseuocydonia
- (surface feature): Cydonia Mensae
References
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Quince on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cydonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cydonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cydonia Mensae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Cydonia at Plants of the World Online
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin Cydonia, from Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía), q.v.
Proper noun
[edit]Cydonia
- (historical) Former name of Chania, a city on the island of Crete, Greece.
- (historical) A former state on the island of Crete around the city.
Anagrams
[edit]Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía), q.v.
Proper noun
[edit]Cydōnia f sg (genitive Cydōniae); first declension
- (historical) Cydonia (an ancient city on the island of Crete, Greece)
- (inexact) Synonym of Chania, Chania (a city on the island of Crete, Greece, at the site of the ancient Cydonia)
Declension
[edit]First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cydōnia |
| genitive | Cydōniae |
| dative | Cydōniae |
| accusative | Cydōniam |
| ablative | Cydōniā |
| vocative | Cydōnia |
| locative | Cydōniae |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- “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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