English

Alternative forms

• (obsolete): congy, conge

Noun

congius ‎(plural congii)

1. (historical units of measure) An ancient Roman unit of volume in liquid measure consisting of six sextarii or one-eighth amphora (about 7 fluid ounces).
2. (historical units of measure) An ancient Roman unit of weight under Vespasian equal to the weight of a congius of water.

Related terms

• congiaria
• congiary

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱon-. Cognates include Ancient Greek κόγχος ‎(kónkhos) and Sanskrit शङ्ख ‎(śaṅkhá).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkon.ɡi.us/, [ˈkɔŋ.ɡi.ʊs]

Noun

congius m ‎(genitive congii); second declension

1. (historical units of measure) congius, a unit of volume and weight.

Inflection

Second declension.

Descendants

• English: congius
• French: conge
• Italian: cogno, congio
• Portuguese: côngio
• Spanish: congio

References

• congius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• congius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• CONGIUS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “congius”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• congius in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• congius in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin