gordian

See also: Gordian

English

Adjective

gordian (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of Gordian
   • 2000 May 26, Kim Nasmyth et al., “Splitting the Chromosome: Cutting the Ties That Bind Sister Chromatids”, in Science‎^[1], volume 288, number 5470, →DOI, pages 1379–1384:

     The final disentanglement of sister chromatids can only be achieved by cleavage of the "gordian knot" by separin.

   • 1818, John Keats, Endymion‎^[2]:

     This fire, like the eye of gordian snake, Bewitch'd me towards; and I soon was near A sight too fearful for the feel of fear: In thicket hid I curs'd the haggard scene-- 500 The banquet of my arms, my arbour queen, Seated upon an uptorn forest root; And all around her shapes, wizard and brute, Laughing, and wailing, groveling, serpenting, Shewing tooth, tusk, and venom-bag, and sting!

Anagrams

• adoring, gradino, idorgan, roading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French gordien.

Adjective

gordian m or n (feminine singular gordiană, masculine plural gordieni, feminine and neuter plural gordiene)

1. Gordian

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	gordian		gordiană		gordieni	gordiene
	definite	gordianul		gordiana		gordienii	gordienele
genitive- dative	indefinite	gordian		gordiene		gordieni	gordiene
	definite	gordianului		gordienei		gordienilor	gordienelor