ancus

See also: Ancus

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from angō (“to draw together, to strangle”). It could also be from Proto-Indo-European *h₂énkos (“curve”), but this is a neuter s-stem noun (like e.g. genus), a formation unknown to adjectives.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈan.kus/, [ˈaŋ.kus]

Adjective

ancus

(The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought): (possibly) bent or bound

Usage notes

This word occurs only once in surviving Latin sources, where it describes arms that are not raised. Its meaning is uncertain.

References

ancus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
ancus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
ancus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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