LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

ancōn1

ancōn m (genitive ancōnis)
Classical[ˈaŋ.koːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈaŋ.kon]

Meaning

  1. The elbow
  2. The arm of a workman's square
  3. A console that appears to support a cornice
  4. The knobbed bars of a hydraulic engine
  5. The forked poles for spreading nets
  6. The arm of a chair
  7. A jug

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeancōnancōnēs
genitiveancōnisancōnum
dativeancōnīancōnibus
accusativeancōnemancōnēs
ablativeancōneancōnibus
vocativeancōnancōnēs

ancōn, ōnis, m. v. ango, = ἀγκών (the bend of the arm), t. t., for the pure Lat. cubitum.
I. The arm of a workman's square, Vitr. 3, 3 fin.; 8, 6.—
II. A stone in a wall, which projects above more than below, and supports something; a console or volute, Vitr. 4, 6.—
III. The knobbed bars of a hydraulic engine, Vitr. 10, 13.—
IV. Forked poles for spreading nets (pure Lat., ames, Hor. Epod. 2, 33), Grat. Cyn. 87.—
V. The arm of a chair, Cael. Aur. Tard. 2, 1.—
VI. A kind of drinking-vessel in an alehouse, Dig. 33, 7, 13.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀγκών (ankṓn).

proper noun · femininethird declension
Ancōn2
Ancōn f sg (genitive Ancōnis)
Classical[ˈaŋ.koːn]Ecclesiastical[ˈaŋ.kon]

Meaning

  1. Ancona (a city in Italy)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAncōn—
genitiveAncōnis—
dativeAncōnī—
accusativeAncōnem—
ablativeAncōne—
vocativeAncōn—
locativeAncōnī
Ancōne		—

Ancōn, ōnis, f. v. ango,
I. a headland and bay, as the name implies, on the coast of Pontus, east of Amisus, now Derbend Bournow, Val. Fl. 4, 600; cf. Apoll. Rhod. 2, 369.
Ancōn, ōnis, or Ancōna, ae, f. v. ango, = Ἀγκών,
I. an ancient seaport town in the north of Picenum, situated on a promontory forming a remarkable curve or elbow, as the name implies, founded by the Syracusans, still called Ancona; form Ancōna, Cic. Phil. 12, 9, 23; id. Fam. 16, 12, 2; Caes. B. C. 1, 11; Plin. 2, 72, 74, § 182; 3, 13, 18, § 111 sq. al.—Form Ancōn, Mel. 2, 4, 5; Cat. 36, 13; Sil. 8, 438; Juv. 4, 40 al.; and in a pun: Cingulum nos tenemus; Anconem amisimus, Cic. Att. 7, 11, 1.

Origins

From ancōn (“bend, elbow”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAnconAncon (Ἀγκών), a headland and bay, as the name implies, on the coast of Pontus, east of Amisus. It is mentioned by Valerius Flaccus (4.600) in his Arg…

Quick answers

What does ancōn mean in Latin?
ancōn, a noun, means “The elbow; The arm of a workman's square; A console that appears to support a cornice”.
What is the genitive of ancōn?
The genitive singular is ancōnis. ancōn is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ancōn?
In classical Latin, [ˈaŋ.koːn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaŋ.kon].