Cnidus
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English
Etymology
From the Latin Cnidus, from the Ancient Greek Κνίδος (Knídos).
Proper noun
Cnidus
- Alternative spelling of Knidos
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the Ancient Greek Κνίδος (Knídos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkni.dus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkni.dus/,
Proper noun
Cnidus f sg (genitive Cnidī); second declension
- Knidos (a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles)
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Cnidus |
| genitive | Cnidī |
| dative | Cnidō |
| accusative | Cnidum |
| ablative | Cnidō |
| vocative | Cnide |
| locative | Cnidī |
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “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
Cnidus on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
