"congius" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: congiuses [plural], congii [plural]
Etymology: From Latin congius, from Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon), from κόγχη (kónkhē) and κόγχος (kónkhos, “mussel shell”) + -ίον (-íon, “-y: forming diminutives”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|congius}} Latin congius, {{der|en|grc|κογχίον}} Ancient Greek κογχίον (konkhíon) Head templates: {{en-noun|es|congii}} congius (plural congiuses or congii)
  1. (historical) 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. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-congius-en-noun--m50R-MG Coordinate_terms (unit of liquid volume): lingula (1, 288 congius), cyathus (1, 72 congius), acetabulum (1, 48 congius), quartarius (1, 24 congius), hemina (1, 12 congius), sextarius (alt: ⅙ congius), urna (4 congii), amphora (8 congii), culeus (160 congii) Disambiguation of 'unit of liquid volume': 72 28
  2. (historical) A Roman unit of mass instituted by Vespasian equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Ancient Rome, Units of measure
    Sense id: en-congius-en-noun-k6tDTiDb Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 33 67 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 26 45 15 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 50 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Roman gallon, gallon (english: Roman contexts), congy, conge [obsolete] Related terms: congiaria, congiary

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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