Minoan

English

Etymology

Sir Arthur Evans, not knowing the Minoan term for 'Minoan' at the time, coined this name in the early 20th century, from Ancient Greek Μίνως (Mínōs), the mythical king of Crete. The actual name is probably reflected in Egyptian *Káftayu (spelled out in Egyptian only as kftiw) and Biblical Kaphtor.

Adjective

Minoan (not comparable)

Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age (about 3000-1050 BCE).
Of or relating to the writing systems (Linear A and Linear B) used in Crete and later in mainland Greece.
Of or relating to the ancient language of the Minoans which died out by the beginning of the 1st millennium BCE.

Translations

Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age

Catalan: minoic m
Chinese:
Mandarin: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: Minoïsch
Finnish: minolainen (fi)
German: minoisch (de)
Greek: μινωικός (el) (minoikós)

Hungarian: minószi
Japanese: ミノア (minoa)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: minoisk
Nynorsk: minoisk
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Turkish: please add this translation if you can

Noun

Minoan (plural Minoans)

A Cretan who belonged to the Minoan civilization.

Translations

Minoan

Catalan: minoic m
Finnish: minolainen (fi)

German: minoisch (de)
Greek: Μινωίτης m (Minoítis), Μινωίτισσα f (Minoítissa)

Proper noun

Minoan

the language written in Linear A

Synonyms

Eteocretan

Anagrams

I'm 'onna, Manion, amnion, moanin', nomina