schoenus
See also: Schoenus
English
Noun
schoenus (plural schoeni)
- (historical) An ancient unit of length and area based on the knotted cords first used in Egyptian surveying.
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek σχοῖνος (skhoînos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskʰoe̯.nus/, [ˈskʰoe̯.nʊs]
Noun
schoenus m (genitive schoenī); second declension
- A kind of aromatic reed
- A measure of distance among the Persians
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | schoenus | schoenī |
| Genitive | schoenī | schoenōrum |
| Dative | schoenō | schoenīs |
| Accusative | schoenum | schoenōs |
| Ablative | schoenō | schoenīs |
| Vocative | schoene | schoenī |
Descendants
- Translingual: Schoenus
References
- schoenus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- schoenus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette