Clio

Etymology

From the Latin Clīō (the name of a Nereid).

Proper noun

Clio f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cliidae – small floating sea snails, pelagic marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks.

Further reading

• Clio (gastropod) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Κλειώ (Kleiṓ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklaɪ.oʊ/, /ˈkliːoʊ/

Proper noun

Clio

1. (Greek mythology) The goddess of history and heroic poetry, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne.
2. (astronomy) 84 Klio, a main belt asteroid.
3. A female given name.
4. A model of car manufactured by Renault.

   Fred loved to take his Clio for a spin.

5. A city in Alabama
6. A city in Iowa
7. A city in Michigan
8. A town in South Carolina

See also

• (Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania

Anagrams

• Coil, coil, loci

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κλειώ (Kleiṓ).

Proper noun

Clio f

1. (Greek mythology) Clio
2. A female given name

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κλειώ (Kleiṓ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkliː.oː/

Proper noun

Clīō f (genitive Clīūs); irregular declension

1. (Greek mythology) Clio, three figures:
   1. the Muse of history and epic poetry
   2. a Nereid
   3. an Oceanid

References

• Clīo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Clīō in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, page 328/1
• “Clīō” on page 337/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Further reading

• Clio (Musa) on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la
• Clio (Nereis) on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la
• Oceanides on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^la

Proper noun

Clio f

1. (Greek mythology) Clio (the Muse of history and heroic poetry)