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Gnĭdus or Gnĭdos (also Cnĭd- ), i, f., = Κνίδος,
I.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.—
II. Deriv. Gnĭdĭus (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.: Gnĭdii (Cn- ), ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Gnidus, Gnidians, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 60, § 135; Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 20.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (5):
    • Cicero, Against Verres, 2.4.135
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 10.531
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 36.20
    • Pliny the Elder, Naturalis Historia, 36.23
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 37, 16
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