Gnosus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Gnōsos, Cnossus, Cnossos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κνωσός (Knōsós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈɡnoː.sus/, [ˈŋnoːs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɲo.sus/, [ˈɲɔːs̬us]

Proper noun

Gnōsus f sg (genitive Gnōsī); second declension

1. Knossos (ancient city on Crete)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Gnōsus
genitive	Gnōsī
dative	Gnōsō
accusative	Gnōsum
ablative	Gnōsō
vocative	Gnōse
locative	Gnōsī

References

• “Gnosus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Gnosus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.