"Chaos" meaning in Latin

See Chaos in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈkʰa.os/ [Classical], [ˈkʰäɔs̠] [Classical], /ˈka.os/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈkäːos] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Chaī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Chaos [nominative, singular], Chaī [genitive, singular], Chaō [dative, singular], Chaos [accusative, singular], Chaō [ablative, singular], Chaos [singular, vocative]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|χάος}} Ancient Greek χάος (kháos) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Chaon<2>|acc_sg=Chaos|footnote=A genitive plural <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">Chaōrum</i> appears only in very Late to Modern Latin.|nom_sg=Chaos|voc_sg=Chaos}} Chaos n sg (genitive Chaī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Chaos<2.N.sg>|footnote=A genitive plural <i class="Latn mention" lang="la">Chaōrum</i> appears only in very Late to Modern Latin.}}
  1. the shapeless primordial universe Tags: declension-2, neuter, singular
    Sense id: en-Chaos-la-name-KacpngPe
  2. the Underworld, Hell Tags: declension-2, neuter, singular Synonyms: chaos
    Sense id: en-Chaos-la-name-iugl~L2m Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin neuter nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Latin neuter nouns in the second declension: 23 77

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for Chaos meaning in Latin (3.5kB)

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