Comnenus

English

Alternative forms

Komnenos (from Byzantine Greek)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Comnenus, from Byzantine Greek Κομνηνός (Komnēnós).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /kɒmˈniːnəs/

Noun

Comnenus (plural Comneni)

(historical) member of a noble family who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1185

Derived terms

Comnenian

Translations

member of a noble family

Armenian: Կոմնենոս (Komnenos)
French: Comnène
Greek: Κομνηνός (el) (Komninós)

Latin: Comnenus
Russian: Комни́н (Komnín)

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