Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
Ionian en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/aɪˈəʊni.ən/ (UK)
/aɪˈoʊni.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree
English Ionia
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -n
English Ionian
From Ionia + -n.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Relating to the Hellenic people of that name.
(not-comparable) Synonym of Ionic. ▸ Pertaining to Ionia, the ancient (ca 1100 BC) region including western Asia Minor and the adjacent Aegean Islands occupied by the Ionian people.
(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Synonym of Ionic. ▸ Alternative form of Ionic.
pt jônio (Ionic, of Ionia) · la Īō̆nius (Ionic, of Ionia) · fr ionique (Ionic, of Ionia) · pt iónico (Ionic, of Ionia) · it jonico (Ionic, of Ionia) · pt jónico (Ionic, of Ionia) · ga Iónach (Ionic, of Ionia) · pl joński (Ionic, of Ionia) · la Ionicus (Ionic, of Ionia) · bn যবনী (Ionic, of Ionia) · pt jônico (Ionic, of Ionia) · it ionico (Ionic, of Ionia) · grc Ἰωνικός (Ionic, of Ionia) · fr ionien (Ionic, of Ionia) · hu jón (Ionic, of Ionia) · bn যাবনী (Ionic, of Ionia) · bn যবন (Ionic, of Ionia) · es jónico (Ionic, of Ionia) · pt iônico (Ionic, of Ionia) · fi joonialainen (Ionic, of Ionia) · bn যাবনিক (Ionic, of Ionia) · scn jùnicu (Ionic, of Ionia)
Ionian en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
/aɪˈəʊni.ən/ (UK)
/aɪˈoʊni.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree
English Ionia
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Old French -ainder.
Middle English -an
English -n
English Ionian
From Ionia + -n.
Meanings
A member of the Ionians, one of the races of Ancient Greece.
fr Ionien (Translations) · la Iones (Translations) · fi joonialainen (Translations) · fr Ionienne (Translations) · lt jonė́nas (Translations) · lt jonė́nė (Translations) · la Ionis (Translations)
Ionian en · ADJ · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/aɪˈəʊni.ən/ (UK)
/aɪˈoʊni.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
The origin of the sea’s name is uncertain. The Ionian Sea was believed in the Greek tradition to have been named after Io, who was said to have swum in it. The geological period was named after the Ionian Coast in Italy.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Only used in Ionian Islands.
Ionian en · PROPN · etymology 2
Pronunciation
/aɪˈəʊni.ən/ (UK)
/aɪˈoʊni.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
The origin of the sea’s name is uncertain. The Ionian Sea was believed in the Greek tradition to have been named after Io, who was said to have swum in it. The geological period was named after the Ionian Coast in Italy.
Meanings
(abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Ionian Sea: A sea in the central and east central part of the Mediterranean.
Etymology tree
English Io
English -n-
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānusbor.
English -ian
English Ionian
From Io (“moon of Jupiter”) + -n- + -ian.
Meanings
(not-comparable) Relating to Io, one of the moons of the planet Jupiter.
Bagenal, Dowling & McKinnon (2007), Jupiter: The Planet, Satellites and Magnetosphere. Cambridge University Press, p. 313.
Despite the variations in Ionian vulcanism ...
(not-comparable) Relating to the asteroid (52) Io.
Ionian en · NOUN · etymology 3
Pronunciation
/aɪˈəʊni.ən/ (UK)
/aɪˈoʊni.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree
English Io
English -n-
Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós
Proto-Italic *-ijos
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Italic *-nos
Proto-Italic *-ānos
Latin -ānus
Latin -iānusbor.
English -ian
English Ionian
From Io (“moon of Jupiter”) + -n- + -ian.