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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κνῆμις (Knêmis).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Cnēmis f sg (genitive Cnēmidis); third declension
- A range of mountains forming the boundary between Phocis and Locris
- A town of Phocis
Declension
Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Cnemis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Cnemis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly