adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈkθɒnɪk/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˈθɒnɪk/
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General-American:/ˈθɑnɪk/
rhymes with -ɒnɪk
1
adj
Meaning 1
Dwelling within the underworld.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
Examples
The young pantheon had remanded their elders to the role of smouldering, chthonic gods; to inhabiting dark, deep places, hidden from mortal eyes and influence.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chthonian
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
nether regions
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chthonian, nether
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek χθών (khthṓn, “ground, soil”) + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
ctònic
— dwelling within or under the earth
Czech:
chtonický
— dwelling within or under the earth
Danish:
ktonisk
— dwelling within or under the earth
Finnish:
ktooninen
— dwelling within or under the earth
French:
chthonien
— dwelling within or under the earth
Galician:
ctónico
— dwelling within or under the earth
German:
chthonisch
— dwelling within or under the earth
Greek:
χθόνιος
(chthónios)
— dwelling within or under the earth
Ancient Greek:
χθόνιος
(khthónios)
— dwelling within or under the earth
Italian:
ctonio
— dwelling within or under the earth
Norwegian Bokmål:
ktonisk
— dwelling within or under the earth
Polish:
chtoniczny
— dwelling within or under the earth
Brazilian Portuguese:
ctônico
— dwelling within or under the earth
Brazilian Portuguese:
ctônio
— dwelling within or under the earth
European Portuguese:
ctónico
— dwelling within or under the earth
European Portuguese:
ctónio
— dwelling within or under the earth
Russian:
хтони́ческий
(xtoníčeskij)
— dwelling within or under the earth
Spanish:
ctónico
— dwelling within or under the earth
Swedish:
ktonisk
— dwelling within or under the earth
Ukrainian:
хтоні́чний
(xtoníčnyj)
— dwelling within or under the earth
Welsh:
isfydol
— dwelling within or under the earth
Welsh:
cthonig
— dwelling within or under the earth
