Knossos

English

Alternative forms

Cnossus

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Κνωσός (Knōsós); perhaps from pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Knos‧sos
IPA^(key): /ˈ(k)nɔs.əs/, /ˈknos.os/

Proper noun

Knossos

An ancient city and archaeological site in the island of Crete, in modern Greece.

Translations

an archaeological site

Arabic: كْنُوسُوس f (knusus), (archaic) أكْنُوس f (aknus)
Armenian: please add this translation if you can
Chinese:
Mandarin: 克諾索斯／克诺索斯 (Kènuòsuǒsī)
Dutch: Knossos
Esperanto: Knoso
Finnish: Knossos
French: Cnossos (fr)
Georgian: please add this translation if you can
German: Knossos (de)
Greek: Κνωσός (el) m (Knosós)
Ancient: Κνωσός (Knōsós)

Mycenaean: 𐀒𐀜𐀰 (ko-no-so)
Hebrew: קנוסוס m (knósos)
Italian: Cnosso
Japanese: クノッソス (Kunossosu)
Latin: Gnōsus f, Gnōsos f, Cnossus f, Cnossos f
Luxembourgish: Knossos
Polish: Knossos m
Portuguese: Cnossos
Romanian: Cnossos
Russian: Кносс m (Knoss)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: Кнос m, Кносос m

Roman: Knos m (slavicized), Knosos (sh) m
Sicilian: Cnossu
Swedish: Knossos
Turkish: Knossos

Polish

Knossos

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κνωσός (Knōsós).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈknɔs.sɔs/
Rhymes: -ɔssɔs
Syllabification: Knos‧sos

Proper noun

Knossos m inan (indeclinable)

Knossos (an ancient city and archaeological site in the island of Crete, in modern Greece)

Further reading

Knossos in PWN's encyclopedia

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