Knossos

English

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Knossos

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Alternative forms

• Cnossus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Knossos

1. 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 Minoan: 𐙂𐘝𐘲 (Kunisu); 𐘾𐘯𐘠 (Kanuti) 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 Spanish: knossos Swedish: Knossos Turkish: Knossos

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

Knossos

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Κνωσός (Knōsós).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Knossos m inan (indeclinable)

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

Further reading

• Knossos in PWN's encyclopedia