# Io

    Note: This is uppercase i, not lowercase L.

## Translingual
### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Proper noun

Io f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Pleuroceridae – only one species Io fluvialis (spiny river snail).
* A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae – now genus Adetomeris, of moths.

##### Hypernyms

* (genus of snail): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda – class; Caenogastropoda – subclass; Sorbeoconcha – order; Cerithiimorpha – suborder; Cerithioidea – superfamily; Pleuroceridae – family

##### Hyponyms

* (genus of snail): Io fluvialis (spiny river snail) – sole known species

#### References
##### snail

* Io (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
* Io Lea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Io (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Io at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
* Io at National Center for Biotechnology Information

### Etymology 2

Shortening of Senecio, from basionym of species name Senecio ambondrombeensis (See Io (Asteraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies )

#### Proper noun

Io f
* A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – only one species Io ambondrombeensis, native to Madagascar. [from 2003]

##### Usage notes

* Sole species often included in the polyphyletic genus Senecio as Senecio ambondrombeensis

##### Hypernyms

* (genus of plant): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae – family; Asteroideae – subfamily; Senecioneae – tribe; Senecioninae – subtribe

##### Hyponyms

* (genus of plant): Io ambondrombeensis – sole species

#### References

* Io (Asteraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
* Category:Senecioninae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
* Io at National Center for Biotechnology Information
* Io at Tropicos

## English
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ).

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /ˈaɪoʊ/
** Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɪoʊ

### Proper noun

Io
* (Greek mythology) The daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer.
* (astronomy) A moon of Jupiter, known for its volcanic activity, peppered with about 400 active volcanoes.
** 2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, spoken by Cortana (Jen Taylor), Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: Cairo Station:Another whisper, sir, near Io. We have probes en route.
* (astronomy) 85 Io, a main belt asteroid; the asteroid shares its name with the Jovian moon

#### Derived terms

* Io moth
* Ionian
* Ioan

#### See also

Solar System in English · Solar System (layout · text) :
| Star | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun | Sun |
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Ceres | Jupiter | Saturn | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto | Eris |
| Notable moons | — | — | Moon | Phobos Deimos | — | Io Europa Ganymede Callisto | Mimas Enceladus Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetus | Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon | Triton | Charon | Dysnomia |

### Anagrams

* -oi, OI, Oi, oi, oi!

## Italian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈi.o/
* Rhymes: -io
* Hyphenation: Ì‧o

### Proper noun

Io f
* (Greek mythology) Io
* (astronomy, natural satellite) Io
* (astronomy, asteroid) 85 Io

#### See also

Solar System in Italian · sistema solare (layout · text) :
| Star | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole | Sole |
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets | Mercurio | Venere | Terra | Marte | Cerere | Giove | Saturno | Urano | Nettuno | Plutone | Eris (Eride) |
| Notable moons | — | — | Luna | Fobos Deimos | — | Io Europa Ganimede Callisto | Mimas Encelado Teti Dione Rea Titano Giapeto | Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon | Tritone | Caronte | Disnomia |

## Latin
### Alternative forms

* Īōn

### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈiː.oː/, [ˈiːoː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈi.o/, [ˈiːo]

### Proper noun

Īō f sg (genitive Īūs); fourth declension Īō f sg (genitive Īōnis); third declension
* (Greek mythology) Io, daughter of Inachus.
** (Can we date this quote?) Propertius. In: Propertius with an English translation by H. E. Butler, 1916, pp. 144f., 154f., 162f:
    Io versa caput primos mugiverat annos:
       So Io wore a strange guise and lowed all her earlier years;
    illic aspicis scopulis haerere Sorores et canere antiqui dulcia furta Iovis, ut Semela est combustus, ut est deperditus Io, [...]
       There shalt thou see the Sisters clinging to the crags, while they chant the sweet loves of Jove in olden time, how he was consumed with fire for Semele, how madly he loved Io, [...]
    tu certe Iovis occultis in amoribus, Io, sensisti multas quid sit inire vias, [...]
       Yet, Io, in truth thou didst learn in thy secret loves with Jove what it is to tread many paths of wandering, [...]
** (Can we date this quote?) Publius Ovidius Naso, Ars amandi / Ars amatoria, liber I. In: Publius Ovidius Naso: Liebeskunst. Lateinisch-deutsch, 1980, p. 28 – translation from The Love Books of Ovid, p. 121:
    Et modo se Europen fieri, modo postulat Io, Altera quod bos est, altera vecta bove.Now she would be Europa; now she would be Io; the one because she was a heifer, the other because a bull bore her on his back.
** (Can we date this quote?) Publius Ovidius Naso, Amores, liber II. In: Ovid Heroides and Amores with an English translation by Grant Showerman, 1914, p. 386f.
    dum nimium servat custos Iunonius Ion, ante suos annos occidit; ilia dea est!Juno's watchman, guarding Io too intently, falls before his time; she–becomes a goddess!
** (Can we date this quote?) Plautus, Aulularia, actus III. In: Plautus with an English translation by Paul Nixon, vol. I, 1916, p. 290f.:
    quos si Argus servet qui oculeus totus fuit, quem quondam Ioni Iuno custodem addidit, is numquam servet.Why, Argus, who had eyes all over him and was set to guarding Io once by Juno, couldn't ever keep watch on those fellows, not if he tried.

#### Declension

Fourth-declension noun (all cases except the genitive singular in -ō), singular only.
Third-declension noun, singular only.

#### See also

* Io (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### References

* “Io”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
* Io in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Īō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈi.ɔ/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -iɔ
* Syllabification: I‧o

### Proper noun

Io f (indeclinable)
* (Greek mythology) Io (daughter of Inachus river god, and a lover of Zeus, turned by the latter into a heifer)
* Io (third largest moon of Jupiter)

### See also

Solar System in Polish · Układ Słoneczny (layout · text) :
| Star | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce | Słońce |
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets | Merkury | Wenus | Ziemia | Mars | Ceres | Jowisz | Saturn | Uran | Neptun | Pluton | — |
| Notable moons | — | — | Księżyc | Fobos Deimos | — | Io Europa Ganimedes Kallisto | Mimas Enceladus Tetyda Dione Rea Tytan Japet | Miranda Ariel Umbriel Tytania Oberon | Tryton | Charon | — |

### Further reading

* Io in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* Io in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Proper noun

Io f
* (Greek mythology) Io (a lover of Zeus)
* (astronomy) Io (moon of Jupiter)

## Welsh
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Io, from Latin Iō, from Ancient Greek Ἰώ (Iṓ).

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Proper noun

Io m
* (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Io (lover of Jupiter/Zeus)
* (astronomy) Io (a moon of Jupiter)

### See also

Solar System in Welsh · Cysawd yr Haul (layout · text) :
| Star | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul | yr Haul |
| IAU planets and notable dwarf planets | Mercher | Gwener | y Ddaear | Mawrth | Ceres | Iau | Sadwrn | Wranws | Neifion | Plwton | Eris |
| Notable moons | — | — | y Lleuad | Phobos Deimos | — | Io Ewropa Ganymede Callisto | Mimas Enceladws Tethys Dione Rhea Titan Iapetws | Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon | Triton | Charon | Dysnomia |