Gordias

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Gordiās, from Ancient Greek Γορδίας (Gordías).

Proper noun

Gordias

  1. (Greek mythology) The name of at least two members of the royal house of Phrygia, the best-known of which was reputedly the founder of the Phrygian capital city Gordium, the maker of the legendary Gordian knot, and the father of the legendary king Midas.

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Latin

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Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γορδίᾱς (Gordíās).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Gordiās m sg (genitive Gordiae); first declension

  1. Gordias

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Gordiās
Genitive Gordiae
Dative Gordiae
Accusative Gordiān
Ablative Gordiā
Vocative Gordiā

References

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