Cydonia
Translingual
Cydonia oblonga
Etymology
From Latin Cydonia, a partial calque from Ancient Greek μηλοκυδώνιον (mēlokudṓnion, “quince”, literally “Cydonian apple”).
Proper noun
Cydonia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the quince.
- (planetology) An albedo feature on Mars, famous for the “Face on Mars” formation.
Hypernyms
- (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
Derived terms
- (genus): Cydonia oblonga
- (surface feature): Cydonia Mensae
References
Cydonia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cydonia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cydonia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cydonia Mensae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Κυδωνία (Kudōnía).
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cydōnia |
| Genitive | Cydōniae |
| Dative | Cydōniae |
| Accusative | Cydōniam |
| Ablative | Cydōniā |
| Vocative | Cydōnia |
| Locative | Cydōniae |
References
- “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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