cnosiusとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From Ancient Greek Κνώσιος (Knṓsios, “of Knossos”), adjective derived from Ancient Greek Κνωσός (Knōsós, “Knossos”).

発音

• (Classical Latin) IPA: [ˈknoː.si.ʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: [ˈknɔː.s̬i.us]

形容詞

Cnōsius (feminine Cnōsia, neuter Cnōsium); first/second-declension adjective

1. relating to Knossos
2. relating to Crete
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 5.306:

     “Cnosia bina dabo lēuato lucida ferro spicula caelatamque argento ferre bipennem.”

     “To each of you I shall give two Cretan javelins, bright with polished iron, and a battle axe adorned with silver.”

語形変化

First/second-declension adjective.

参照

• “Cnosius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Cnosius”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers