Minoan en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /mɪˈnəʊən/
- (US) audio
Etymology
Sir Arthur Evans, not knowing the Minoan term for “Minoan” at the time, coined this name in the early 20th century, from Ancient Greek Μίνως (Mínōs), the mythical king of Crete. The actual name is probably reflected in Egyptian kftjw (perhaps reconstructible as *Káftayu) and Biblical Hebrew כַּפְתּוֹר (Kaftor, “Caphthor”).
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age (about 3000-1050 B.C.E.).
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to the writing systems (Linear A and Linear B) used in Crete and later in mainland Greece.
- (not-comparable) Of or relating to the ancient language of the Minoans which died out by the beginning of the 1st millennium B.C.E.
Translations (30)
sl minojski (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · uk мінойський (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · nl Minoïsch (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · it minoico (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · ru минойский (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · th ไมนอส (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · cy Minoaidd (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · scn minòicu (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · hu minószi (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · pt minoico (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · mr मिनोअन (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · ro minoic (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · es minoico (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · pl kreteński (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · ro minoian (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · nn minoisk (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · nb minoisk (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · cmn 米诺斯 (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · fr minoen (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · or ମିନୋଆନ (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · ca minoic (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · el μινωικός (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · scn minùicu (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · fi minolainen (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · ja ミノア (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · ar مِينُوسِيَّة (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · ar مِينُوسِيّ (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · de minoisch (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · lt Minojo (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age) · sh minojska (Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age)