congius

English

Alternative forms

• congy, conge (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin congius.

Noun

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 118 fluid ounces). (clarification of this definition is needed)
2. (historical units of measure) An ancient Roman unit of weight under Vespasian equal to the weight of a congius of water. (clarification of this definition is needed)

Related terms

• congiaria
• congiary

Anagrams

• soucing

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon), diminutive of κόγχη (kónkhē), κόγχος (kónkhos, “mussel-shell”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.ɡi.us/, [ˈkɔŋɡiʊs̠]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.d͡ʒi.us/, [ˈkɔn̠ʲd͡ʒius]

Noun

congius m (genitive congiī or congī); second declension

1. (historical units of measure) congius, a unit of volume and weight, roughly equal to a gallon. (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	congius	congiī
Genitive	congiī congī1	congiōrum
Dative	congiō	congiīs
Accusative	congium	congiōs
Ablative	congiō	congiīs
Vocative	congie	congiī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Descendants

• English: congius
• French: conge
• → Ancient Greek: κόγγιον (kóngion)
• Italian: cogno, congio
• Portuguese: côngio
• Spanish: congio

References

• congius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
• congius in Charlton T. Lewis, An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1891
• congius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• congius in Gaffiot, Félix, Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette, 1934
• congius in Harry Thurston Peck, editor, Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1898
• congius in William Smith et al., editor, A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin, 1890
• Ernout, Alfred; Meillet, Antoine, “congius”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), with additions and corrections of André J., 4th edition, Paris: Klincksieck, 2001, page 137b