medimnusn.

Brit.

/məˈdɪmnəs/, U.S.

/məˈdɪmnəs/

Forms: 1500s medimnum, 1500s medinus, 1600s 1800s– medimnus, 1600s 1900s– medimne. Plural 1600s medimnes, 1800s medimns, 1800s– medimni, 1900s– medimnoi.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin medimnus.

Etymology: < classical Latin medimnus (masculine; also medimnum , neuter) < ancient Greek μέδιμνος , denoting both a dry measure and a land measure. The μεδ- in μέδιμνος is probably cognate with mete v.¹; the -μνος termination may be compared with -mnus in classical Latin alumnus alumnus n.; the -ι- remains unexplained. Compare Middle French, French médimne (1555), Italian medimno (a1547).The forms medimnus, medimni, identical with the Latin singular and plural, are often italicized in 20th.–cent. English use. In plural form medimnoi after the ancient Greek plural μεδίμνοι.

An ancient Greek unit of (dry) capacity, equal to approx. 12 gallons (approx. 55 litres).

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the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > ancient Greek and Roman unit > ancient Greek units

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medimnus1590

1590 L. Lloyd Consent of Time 527 A measure of wheate called Medinus, was sold in Athens then for a thousand Drachmes.

1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxviii. xiii. 990 The Consull imposed upon them a paiment of..10000 medimnes of wheat.

1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Medimne, a certain measure, containing six bushels.

1807 J. Robinson Archæol. Græca i. ii. 23 Those who were worth five-hundred medimns of commodities were placed in the first class.

1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece III. ii. xi. 155 Those whose annual income was equal to 500 medimni of corn..and upwards, one medimnus being considered equivalent to one drachma in money.

1908 Polit. Sci. Q. 23 170 The medimnus is equivalent, not to fifteen bushels, but to about a bushel and a half.

1953 Polit. Sci. Q. 68 254 The highest rating consisted of the pentakosiomedimnoi, men whose estates yielded at least 500 medimnoi a year.

1997 Independent on Sunday 21 Dec. 27 He could calculate, down to the nearest 1,000 medimnoi, the amount of food that could have been grown in the hinterland of Athens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	medimnus
释义	medimnusn. Brit. /məˈdɪmnəs/, U.S. /məˈdɪmnəs/ Forms: 1500s medimnum, 1500s medinus, 1600s 1800s– medimnus, 1600s 1900s– medimne. Plural 1600s medimnes, 1800s medimns, 1800s– medimni, 1900s– medimnoi. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin medimnus. Etymology: < classical Latin medimnus (masculine; also medimnum , neuter) < ancient Greek μέδιμνος , denoting both a dry measure and a land measure. The μεδ- in μέδιμνος is probably cognate with mete v.¹; the -μνος termination may be compared with -mnus in classical Latin alumnus alumnus n.; the -ι- remains unexplained. Compare Middle French, French médimne (1555), Italian medimno (a1547).The forms medimnus, medimni, identical with the Latin singular and plural, are often italicized in 20th.–cent. English use. In plural form medimnoi after the ancient Greek plural μεδίμνοι. An ancient Greek unit of (dry) capacity, equal to approx. 12 gallons (approx. 55 litres). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > the scientific measurement of volume > measure(s) of capacity > [noun] > liquid measure of capacity > specific units of liquid measure > ancient Greek and Roman unit > ancient Greek units metretec1381 medimnus1590 1590 L. Lloyd Consent of Time 527 A measure of wheate called Medinus, was sold in Athens then for a thousand Drachmes. 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxxviii. xiii. 990 The Consull imposed upon them a paiment of..10000 medimnes of wheat. 1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Medimne, a certain measure, containing six bushels. 1807 J. Robinson Archæol. Græca i. ii. 23 Those who were worth five-hundred medimns of commodities were placed in the first class. 1847 G. Grote Hist. Greece III. ii. xi. 155 Those whose annual income was equal to 500 medimni of corn..and upwards, one medimnus being considered equivalent to one drachma in money. 1908 Polit. Sci. Q. 23 170 The medimnus is equivalent, not to fifteen bushels, but to about a bushel and a half. 1953 Polit. Sci. Q. 68 254 The highest rating consisted of the pentakosiomedimnoi, men whose estates yielded at least 500 medimnoi a year. 1997 Independent on Sunday 21 Dec. 27 He could calculate, down to the nearest 1,000 medimnoi, the amount of food that could have been grown in the hinterland of Athens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1590
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