Cnidus

English

Etymology

From the Latin Cnidus, from the Ancient Greek Κνίδος (Knídos).

Proper noun

Cnidus

1. Alternative spelling of Knidos

Latin

Alternative forms

• Cnidos, Cnidus, Gnidos, Gnidus

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Κνίδος (Knídos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkni.dus/, [ˈknɪd̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkni.dus/, [ˈkniːd̪us]

Proper noun

Cnidus f sg (genitive Cnidī); second declension

1. Knidos (a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles)

Declension

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

• Cnidiī
• Cnidius

Descendants

• English: Cnidus
• French: Cnide

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