Chaonia

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χᾱονῐ́ᾱ (Khāonĭ́ā). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kʰaːˈɔ.ni.a] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [kaˈɔː.ni.a] === Proper noun === Chāonia f sg (genitive Chāoniae); first declension the ancient northwestern region of Epirus, modern Greece ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun, singular only. ==== Related terms ==== Chāonēs Chāonis Chāonius === References === “Chaones”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Epeirus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly