ctónico
Spanish, adjective/ˈtoniko/
ctónico is spelled C-T-Ó-N-I-C-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 69 million words in written Spanish, the 289,016th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ctónico is a Spanish adjective meaning “chthonic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “En mitología y religión, especialmente la griega, dios que, a diferencia de las deidades celestes, habitaba…”.
What does ctónico mean in English?
adjective
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chthonic
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. En mitología y religión, especialmente la griega, dios que, a diferencia de las deidades celestes, habitaba en el inframundo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of ctónico
- ctónica feminine
- ctónicos masculine plural
- ctónicas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ctónico?
- /ˈtoniko/
- [ˈt̪o.ni.ko]
- [ˈt̪oniko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ctónico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ctónico in Spanish?
ctónico appears about once in every 69 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).