Comnenus

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UK/kɒmˈniːnəs/

noun

member of a noble family who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1185

OriginLatin Comnenus ← Medieval Greek Κομνηνός →
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Meanings

nounComnenus (plural Comneni)

plural Comneni · alternative Komnenos

  1. historicalmember of a noble family who ruled the Byzantine Empire from 1081 to 1185

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
comnenian

Origin

  1. Medieval GreekΚομνηνός
  2. LatinComnenus
  3. EnglishComnenus

Borrowed from Latin Comnenus, from Medieval Greek Κομνηνός (Komnēnós).

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Translations

Catalan Comnè
  • Comnèmember of a noble family
French Comnène
  • Comnènemember of a noble family
Greek Κομνηνός
  • Κομνηνός (Komninós)member of a noble family
Latin Comnenus
  • Comnenusmember of a noble family
Russian Комни́н
  • Комни́н (Komnín)member of a noble family
Cite this entry
APA

Comnenus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Comnenus

MLA

“Comnenus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Comnenus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Comnenus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Comnenus.

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