congius

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

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

词形变化

congiuses plural congii plural

词汇关系

近义词
Roman gallon gallon congy conge
相关词
congiaria congiary

词源

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