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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

  1. (not-comparable) Relating to the Hellenic people of that name.
  2. (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.
  3. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Synonym of Ionic. ▸ Alternative form of Ionic.
    alt of Ionic
  4. (not-comparable) Designating the Ionian mode or scale; the name of the major key in modal theory.

Deriveds

Ionian mode

Translations (22)

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

  1. A member of the Ionians, one of the races of Ancient Greece.

Forms

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Ionians Number=Plur lexicographic

Relateds

Ionic

Translations (7)

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

  1. (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

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of Ionian Sea: A sea in the central and east central part of the Mediterranean.
    alt of Ionian Sea
  2. A subdivision of the Pleistocene epoch.

Forms

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the Ionian canonical lexicographic

Ionian en · ADJ · 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.

Meanings

  1. (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 ...
  2. (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.

Meanings

  1. An inhabitant of Io, a moon of Jupiter.

Forms

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Ionians Number=Plur lexicographic