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
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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