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congius

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
con-gius
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.

noun

A Roman unit of mass instituted by Vespasian equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water.

Etymology

From Latin congius, from Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon), from κόγχη (kónkhē) and κόγχος (kónkhos, “mussel shell”) + -ίον (-íon, “-y: forming diminutives”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: congius, κογχίον

Inflected Forms

congiuses (plural) congii (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

congiaria congiary lingula (1 288 congius) cyathus (1 72 congius) acetabulum (1 48 congius)

Synonyms

Roman gallon gallon congy conge imperial gallon

Questions

What does congius mean?
A Roman unit of liquid measure reckoned as the volume of 10 Roman pounds of wine and equivalent to about 3.3 L although differing slightly over time.
Where does congius come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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