Chronos

Chronos

See also: chronos

English

a statue of Chronos

Alternative forms

• Chronus, Khronos

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χρόνος (Khrónos).

Proper noun

Chronos

1. (Greek mythology) The personification of time.

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with Cronus or Kronos.

Related terms

• chronology

Translations

personification of time

Armenian: Քրոնոս (hy) (Kʿronos) Cherokee: ᏠᏃᏏ (tlonosi) Chinese: Mandarin: 柯羅諾斯／柯罗诺斯 (Kēluónuòsī) Danish: Chronos Esperanto: Ĥrono French: Chronos (fr) m German: Chronos (de) m Greek: Χρόνος (el) m (Chrónos) Ancient Greek: Χρόνος m (Khrónos) Greenlandic: Chronosi Hungarian: Kronosz, Idő Inuktitut: ᒃᕉᓅᔅ (kroonoos) Irish: Cronas m Italian: Crono Korean: 크로노스 (ko) (Keuronoseu) Portuguese: Cronos (pt) m, Crono m Russian: Хро́нос m (Xrónos) Swedish: Kronos (sv) Turkish: Kronos

Further reading

• Chronos on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Rochons, Schnoor, cohorns

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• Crono

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Χρόνος (Khrónos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɾonos/ [ˈkɾo.nos]
• Rhymes: -onos

Proper noun

Chronos m

1. (Greek mythology) Chronos, Chronus (personification)