noun · masculinesecond declension
nōdus
nōdus m (genitive nōdī)
Classical[ˈnoː.dʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnɔː.dus]
Meaning
- a knot (in rope)
- a knot (in wood)
- a knob
- a bond
- an obligation
- a sticking point
- in plurala knotted fishing net
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
vinculum nexumnōdus -ī (m) — in IVLIANVS III: Persia, ch. 22
vinculum firmum in fūnenōdus -ī (m) — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 7
knot
nōdus -ī (m) — in De Bello Gallico III
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nōdus nōdulus | nōdī nōdulī |
| genitive | nōdī nōdulī | nōdōrum nōdulōrum |
| dative | nōdō nōdulō | nōdīs nōdulīs |
| accusative | nōdum nōdulum | nōdōs nōdulōs |
| ablative | nōdō nōdulō | nōdīs nōdulīs |
| vocative | nōde nōdule | nōdī nōdulī |
nōdus, i, m. for gnodus; Sanscr. root gadh-, gandh-, grasp; cf. Gr. Χανδάνω, hold; γνάθος, jaw; Lat. pre-hend-o; Germ. Knoten; Engl. knot,
I. a knot (cf. nexus).
I. Lit.:
nodus vinculumque, Cic. Univ. 4: necte tribus nodis ternos, Amarylli, colores, Verg. E. 8, 77: Cacum Corripit in nodum complexus, clasping him as in a knot, id. A. 8, 260: nodos manu diducere, Ov. M. 2, 560: nodus Herculis or Herculaneus, a knot difficult to untie, of which Hercules was held to be the inventor, Plin. 28, 6, 17, § 63: unus tibi nodus, sed Herculaneus, restat, Sen. Ep. 87, 38: tamquam nodus Gordius difficillimus, Amm. 14, 11, 1: cingulum (novae nuptae) Herculaneo nodo vinctum vir solvit ominis gratia, Paul. ex Fest. s. v. cingulo, p. 63 Müll.—B. Transf.
1. A girdle (poet.):
nodoque sinus collecta fluentes, Verg. A. 1, 320; Mart. 6, 13, 5.— Hence, astronom.: nodus anni, the circle of the equator, Lucr. 5, 688.—2. A mode of dressing the hair, a knot, club:
Rheni nodos, the hair of the Germans gathered into a club, Mart. 5, 37, 8; cf.: insigne gentis obliquare crinem nodoque substringere, Tac. G. 38.—3. Plur.:
nodi, a knotted fishing-net, Manil. 5, 664.—4. A knot, knob, node on a joint of an animal's body:
crura sine nodis, Caes. B. G. 6, 27: cervix articulorum nodis jungitur, Plin. 11, 37, 67, § 177; 11, 37, 88, § 217: dirae nodus hyaenae, a backbone, dorsal vertebra, Luc. 6, 672.— Hence, nodi articulorum, a swelling, tumor on the joints, Plin. 24, 5, 13, § 21; 30, 12, 36, § 110.—5. A knot, knob, fold, etc.
(a). In wood or the branches of plants:
baculum sine nodo aduncum tenens, Liv. 1, 18, 7; Sen. Ben. 7, 9: stipes gravidus nodis, Verg. A. 7, 507: telum solidum nodis, id. ib. 11, 553: gracilitas harundinis, distincta nodis, Plin. 16, 36, 64, § 158; Col. Arb. 3.—Hence, the knotty club of Hercules, Sen. Herc. Oet. 1661.—(b). Of a writhing serpent:
nixantem nodis seque in sua membra plicantem, Verg. A. 5, 279.—(g). Prov.: nodum in scirpo quaerere, to look for knots in a bulrush (which contains none), i. e. to find difficulties where there are none, Enn. ap. Paul. ex Fest. p. 330 Müll. (Sat. v. 46 Vahl.):
in scirpo nodum quaeris, Plaut. Men. 2, 1, 22; Ter. And. 5, 4, 38.—6. A knot, hard part of a thing;
so of metals, Plin. 34, 13, 37, § 136; of precious stones, id. 37, 10, 55, § 150.—7. A star in the constellation Pisces, Cic. Arat. 14; Caes. Germ. Arat. 243.—
8. In astron.:
nodi, the four points in the heavens where the seasons begin, the nodes, Manil. 3, 618; cf. id. 2, 430.—II. Trop.
A. In gen., a band, bond:
his igitur singulis versibus quasi nodi apparent continuationis, Cic. Or. 66, 222: velut laxioribus nodis resolvemus, Quint. 9, 4, 127: amabilissimum nodum amicitiae tollere, Cic. Lael. 14, 51.—B. In partic.
1. A bond, obligation (poet.):
exsolvere animum nodis religionum, Lucr. 4, 7: imponere nodos, i. e. jusjurandum, Ov. H. 20, 39 Ruhnk.—2. A knotty point, difficulty, impediment.—Absol.:
dum hic nodus expediatur non putet senatus nos oportere decedere, Cic. Att. 5, 21, 3: incideramus in difficilem nodum, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 11, 1.—With gen.: Abantem interimit, pugnae nodumque moramque, Verg. A. 10, 428: cum scopulus et nodus et mora publicae securitatis superesset Antonius, Flor. 4, 9, 1: qui juris nodos et legum aenigmata solvat (an allusion to the Gordian knot), Juv. 8, 50 (hence, Cicuta nodosus; v. nodosus).— Esp.: nodus linguae, the bond or tie of the tongue: nodum linguae rumpere, Gell. 5, 9, 2: nodos linguae solvere, Just. 13, 7, 6.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nōdus ī, m
see HED-, a knot : nodus vinculumque: Necte tribus nodis ternos colores, V.: Cacum Conripit in nodum complexus, clasping him as in a knot , V.: nodos manu diducere, O.: crinem nodo substringere, Ta.: crura sine nodis, Cs.: baculum sine nodo, L.: telum solidum nodis, V.: nodoque sinūs conlecta fluentes, V.— Prov.: nodum in scirpo quaeris, look for a knot in a bulrush , i. e. make difficulties , T.—In a plant, a joint, eye : in ipso Fit nodo sinus, V.— A star in the constellation Pisces , C.—Fig., a band, bond : his igitur singulis versibus quasi nodi apparent continuationis: amicitiae.— A bond, obligation : imponere nodos (i. e. ius iurandum), O.— A knotty point, difficulty, impediment : dum hic nodus expediatur: huius erroris, L.: nisi dignus vindice nodus Intersit, crisis , H.: Abas pugnae nodusque moraque, V.: iuris, Iu.
Origins
Uncertain. Per De Vaan, potentially a loanword; it is possibly related to nassa (“fish-trap made of wickerwork”) and necto (“to bind”). One theory derives it from Proto-Indo-European *gned- (“to bind”) and makes it cognate to Proto-Germanic *knuttô (“knot”) (whence Modern English knot). Another theory derives it from Proto-Indo-European *ned- (“to turn, twist, knot”), whence English net and possibly nettle, Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬯𐬐𐬀- (naska-, “bundle”), Old Irish nascaid (“to bind”).
Elsewhere
- Catalannuufrom Vulgar Latin *nūdus
- Catalannufrom Vulgar Latin *nūdus
- Catalannucfrom Vulgar Latin *nūdus
- Catalannusfrom Vulgar Latin *nūdus
- Spanishnudofrom Vulgar Latin *nūdus
- Gasconnudfrom Vulgar Latin *nūdus
- Gasconnusfrom Vulgar Latin *nūdus
- Gasconnuthfrom Vulgar Latin *nūdus
- Aragonesenugofrom Vulgar Latin *nūdus
- Aragoneseñudofrom Vulgar Latin *nūdus
Borrowings
- Englishnodus
- Englishnodefrom Middle English node
- Portuguesenodo
- Spanishnodo
- Esperantonodo
- Idonodo
- Indonesiannodus
- Irishnódfrom Middle English node
- Albaniannyjefrom Albanian neu
- Albaniannyjëfrom Albanian neu
Insular Romance
- Sardiniannodu
- Sardiniannudu
Gallo Romance
- Occitannosfrom Old Occitan nou
- Englishnoosefrom Old Occitan nou
- Franco-Provençalnuod
- Old Frenchneu
- Gasconnodfrom Old Occitan nou
- Gasconnòdfrom Old Occitan nou
- Gasconnòifrom Old Occitan nou
Balkano-Romance
- Romaniannod
- Aromaniannod
- Aromaniannodu
Italo-Romance
- Italiannodo
- Galluresenodufrom Corsican nodu
- Sassaresenodufrom Corsican nodu
- Istriotnùdo
- Neapolitannude
- Neapolitannnùu
- Siciliannodu
Ibero-Romance
- Portuguesenófrom Old Galician-Portuguese noo
- Galiciannófrom Old Galician-Portuguese noo
- Asturiannuedufrom Old Leonese *nuedo
- Mirandesenuolofrom Old Leonese *nuedo
Rhaeto-Romance
- Romanshnuf
- Romanshnuv
- Romanshnouv
Gallo-Italic
- Liguriannödo
- Lombardnöd
- Piedmontesenöd
- Piedmontesenò
- Piedmonteseneu
- Romagnolnôd