ancon
See also: Ancon and anĉon
English
Etymology
From Latin ancōn, from Greek ἀγκών ‘bend, elbow, cranny’.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæŋkɒn/
Noun
ancon (plural ancones or ancons)
- (obsolete) The corner of a wall or rafter.
- A console that appears to support a cornice.
- (anatomy) The elbow.
- (anatomy) The olecranon.
Related terms
- anconad
- anconagra
- anconeal
- anconitis
- anconoid
Anagrams
- Canon, Conan, canon, cañon
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγκῶν (ankôn).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈan.koːn/, [ˈaŋ.koːn]
Noun
ancōn m (genitive ancōnis); third declension
- The arm of a workman's square
- A console that appears to support a cornice
- The knobbed bars of a hydraulic engine
- The forked poles for spreading nets
- The arm of a chair
- A kind of drinking vessell
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ancōn | ancōnēs |
| Genitive | ancōnis | ancōnum |
| Dative | ancōnī | ancōnibus |
| Accusative | ancōnem | ancōnēs |
| Ablative | ancōne | ancōnibus |
| Vocative | ancōn | ancōnēs |
Synonyms
- (forked poles): ames
References
- ancōn in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ancōn in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette