congius
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EtymologyEdit
From Latin congius, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱon-. Cognates conch, Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos) and Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkhá), both meaning seashells or a small volume of water, such as might fill one.
NounEdit
congius (plural congii)
- (historical units of measure) An ancient Roman unit of volume in liquid measure consisting of six sextarii or one-eighth amphora (about 7 fluid ounces).
- (historical units of measure) An ancient Roman unit of weight under Vespasian equal to the weight of a congius of water.
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LatinEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Indo-European *ḱon-. Cognates include Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos) and Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkhá).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
congius m (genitive congii); second declension
- (historical units of measure) congius, a unit of volume and weight.
InflectionEdit
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | congius | congiī |
| genitive | congiī | congiōrum |
| dative | congiō | congiīs |
| accusative | congium | congiōs |
| ablative | congiō | congiīs |
| vocative | congie | congiī |
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ReferencesEdit
- congius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- congius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- du Cange, Charles (1883), “congius”, in G. A. Louis Henschel, Pierre Carpentier, Léopold Favre, editors, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (in Latin), Niort: L. Favre
- “congius” in Félix Gaffiot’s Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette (1934)
- congius in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- congius in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin