ancon
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin ancōn, from Ancient Greek ἀγκών (ankṓn, “bend, elbow, cranny”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ancon (plural ancones or ancons)
- (obsolete) The corner of a wall or rafter.
- (architecture) A console that appears to support a cornice.
- (anatomy) The elbow.
- (anatomy) The olecranon.
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Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγκών (ankṓn).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.koːn/, [ˈäŋkoːn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈan.kon/, [ˈäŋkon]
Noun edit
ancōn m (genitive ancōnis); third declension
- The elbow
- The arm of a workman's square
- A console that appears to support a cornice
- The knobbed bars of a hydraulic engine
- The forked poles for spreading nets
- Synonym: ames
- The arm of a chair
- A jug
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ancōn | ancōnēs |
Genitive | ancōnis | ancōnum |
Dative | ancōnī | ancōnibus |
Accusative | ancōnem | ancōnēs |
Ablative | ancōne | ancōnibus |
Vocative | ancōn | ancōnēs |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “ancōn”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ancōn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.