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Chāŏnes , um, m., = Χάονες,
I.a people in the north-west part of Epirus, named after Chaon (v. the preced. art.), the Chaonians, Plin. 4, prooem. § 2; Serv. ad Verg. A. 3, 334 sq.; acc. plur. Gr. Chaonas, Claud. B. Get. 135; their country was called Chā-ŏnĭa , ae, f., Verg. A. 3, 335 Serv.; Plin. 4, prooem. § 2; Cic. Att. 6, 3, 2; Liv. 32, 5, 9. —
II. Hence,
A. Chāŏnĭus , a, um, adj., Chaonian; also of Epirus: “campi,” Verg. A. 3, 334: “sinus,” Ov. M. 13, 717: “glans,” Verg. G. 1, 8: pater, i. e. Jupiter, whose oracle was at Dodona, id. ib. 2, 67; cf. “Juppiter,” Val. Fl. 1, 303: “columbae,” which revealed the future at Dodona, Verg. E. 9, 13: “nemus,” i. e. the oak forest, Stat. Th. 6, 99: “truncus,” Val. Fl. 8, 461: “vertex,” Luc. 3, 180: “victus,” i.e. of acorns, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 3, 47.—
B. Chāŏnis , ĭdis, f. adj., Chaonian: “ales, i.e. columba (v. the preced.),” Ov. A. A. 2, 150: “arbos, i. e. quercus,” id. M. 10, 90: “quercus,” Sen. Herc. Oet. 1624.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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