congius

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• (obsolete): congy, conge

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)

1. (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).
2. (historical units of measure) An ancient Roman unit of weight under Vespasian equal to the weight of a congius of water.

Related termsEdit

• congiaria
• congiary

AnagramsEdit

• soucing

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LatinEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱon-. Cognates include Ancient Greek κόγχος (kónkhos) and Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkhá).

PronunciationEdit

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.ɡi.us/, [ˈkɔŋ.ɡi.ʊs]

NounEdit

congius m (genitive congii); second declension

1. (historical units of measure) congius, a unit of volume and weight.

InflectionEdit

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	congius	congiī
genitive	congiī	congiōrum
dative	congiō	congiīs
accusative	congium	congiōs
ablative	congiō	congiīs
vocative	congie	congiī

DescendantsEdit

• English: congius
• French: conge
• Italian: cogno, congio
• Portuguese: côngio
• Spanish: congio

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
• congius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• congius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• 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