Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unknown; likely Pre-Greek.

Compare Mycenaean Greek 𐀒𐀜𐀰 (ko-no-so), 𐀒𐀜𐀰𐀆 (ko-no-so-de).

Possibly connected with Hebrew כְּנֶסֶת (k'néseth). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Κνωσός (Knōsósf (genitive Κνωσοῦ); second declension

  1. Cnossus; Gnossus; Knossos, Crete, Greece

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Κνωσός (Knosós)
  • Latin: Cnossus

References

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  • Κνωσός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,011