Gordias
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Latin Gordiās, from Ancient Greek Γορδίας (Gordías).
Proper noun
editGordias
- (Greek mythology) The name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia, the best-known of which was reputedly the founder of the Phrygian capital city Gordium, the maker of the legendary Gordian knot, and the father of the legendary king Midas.
Translations
editname of kings of Phrygia
Anagrams
editLatin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Γορδίᾱς (Gordíās).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈɡor.di.aːs/, [ˈɡɔrd̪iäːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈɡor.di.as/, [ˈɡɔrd̪iäs]
Proper noun
editGordiās m sg (genitive Gordiae); first declension
Declension
editFirst-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Gordiās |
Genitive | Gordiae |
Dative | Gordiae |
Accusative | Gordiān |
Ablative | Gordiā |
Vocative | Gordiā |
References
edit- “Gordias”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Gordias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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