Gnosus

Latin

Alternative forms

Gnōsos, Cnossus, Cnossos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κνωσός (Knōsós).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈɡnoː.sus/, [ˈŋnoːs̠ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈɲo.sus/, [ˈɲɔːs̬us]

Proper noun

Gnōsus f sg (genitive Gnōsī); second declension

Knossos (ancient city on Crete)

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	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.

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