English

Proper noun

Cnidus

1. Alternative spelling of Knidos

Latin

Alternative forms

• Cnidos, Cnidus, Gnidos, Gnidus

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Κνίδος ‎(Knídos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkni.dus/

Proper noun

Cnidus f ‎(genitive Cnidī); second declension

1. Knidos (a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles)

Declension

Second declension, with locative.

Derived terms

• Cnidiī
• Cnidius

Descendants

• English: Cnidus
• French: Cnide

References

• Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Cnĭdus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 330/2.