Cnidus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Latin Cnidus, from the Ancient Greek Κνίδος (Knídos).
Proper noun[edit]
Cnidus
- Alternative spelling of Knidos
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the Ancient Greek Κνίδος (Knídos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkni.dus/, [ˈknɪd̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkni.dus/, [ˈkniːd̪us]
Proper noun[edit]
Cnidus f sg (genitive Cnidī); second declension
- Knidos (a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles)
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Cnidus |
| Genitive | Cnidī |
| Dative | Cnidō |
| Accusative | Cnidum |
| Ablative | Cnidō |
| Vocative | Cnide |
| Locative | Cnidī |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Cnĭdus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 330/2.
Further reading[edit]
Cnidus on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
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