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Gnidus or gnidos, Gnidus or gnidī

(Cnidus or gnidos, Cnidus or gnidī)

Gnidus or Gnidos, Cnidus or Gnidos

Κνίδος

noun (f., 3^rd Greek declension)

a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles
Cnido

Abbreviations

Gnidus or Gnidos (also Cnid-), i, f., = Κνίδος, a Doric city in Caria, celebrated for its statue of Venus, the workmanship of Praxiteles; now Cnido, Mel. 1, 16, 2; Plin. 5, 28, 29, § 104; Hor. C. 1, 30, 1; 3, 28, 13; Ov. M. 10, 531; Cic. de Imp. Pomp. 12, 33; Liv. 37, 16.

— Deriv. Gnidius (Cn-), a um, adj., of or belonging to Gnidus, Gnidian: Venus, Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 23: Gyges, Hor. C. 2, 5, 20: granum, i. e. the seed of the mezereon, Plin. 13, 21, 35, § 114: arundo, i. e. Gnidian writingreed, Aus. Ep. 7, 50; also called nodi, id. ib. 4, 74.

—In plur. subst.: Gnidii (Cn-), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.