Κάνωβος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Κᾰ́νωβος (Kánōbosm (genitive Κᾰνώβου); second declension

  1. Canopus

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Descendants

  • Greek: Κάνωβος (Kánovos)
  • Latin: Canōpus, Canōbus (see there for further descendants)

References

  • Κάνωβος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Κάνωβος”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,005