schoenus

See also: Schoenus

English

Noun

schoenus (plural schoeni)

  1. (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

  1. A kind of aromatic reed
  2. 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

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
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