LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

congius

congius m (genitive congiī or congī)
Classical[ˈkɔŋ.ɡi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈkɔn̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.us]

Meaning

  1. historicalmasculinecongius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 3.3 L
  2. historicalmasculinecongius, a Roman unit of mass equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativecongiuscongiī
genitivecongiī
congī		congiōrum
dativecongiōcongiīs
accusativecongiumcongiōs
ablativecongiōcongiīs
vocativecongiecongiī

congĭus, ii, m.,
I. a Roman measure for liquids, containing the eighth part of an amphora, six sextarii, or twelve heminae; = about 206 cubic inches or nearly six pints English, Cato, R. R. 57; Liv. 25, 2, 8; Plin. 14, 9, 11, § 85; 14, 22, 28, §§ 144 and 146 al.; cf. Fest. p. 246, 4 Müll.; Isid. Orig. 16, 26, 6 sq.; Rein in Becker, Gallus, 3, p. 219 sq., and Dict. of Antiq. s. v.

Origins

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

Elsewhere
  • Italianbigonciofrom Vulgar Latin *bicongius
  • Italianbigonciafrom Vulgar Latin *bicongius
  • Englishcongius
  • Frenchconge
  • Englishcongefrom French conge
  • Englishcongyfrom French conge
  • Italiancongio
  • Portuguesecôngio
  • Spanishcongio
  • Medieval Latinbegunciofrom Vulgar Latin *bicongius
Italo-Romance
  • Italiancogno
  • Italiancogna

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesCongiusCongius a Roman liquid measure containing six sextarii (Carm. de Pond. 72), or the eighth part of the amphora. It was equal to the CHOUS of the Greeks…

Quick answers

What does congius mean in Latin?
congius, a noun, means “congius, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 3.3 L; congius, a Roman unit of mass equivalent to about 3.3 kg, the weight of a congius of water”.
What is the genitive of congius?
The genitive singular is congiī. congius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce congius?
In classical Latin, [ˈkɔŋ.ɡi.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkɔn̠ʲ.d͡ʒi.us].