Minoan

English Etymology Sir Arthur Evans, not knowing the Minoan term for Minoan at the time, coined this name in the early 20th century, from en grc Μίνως, the mythical king of Crete. The actual name is probably reflected in egy kftjw (perhaps reconstructible as *Káftayu) and hbo כַּפְתּוֹר Caphthor Kaftor. Pronunciation en /mɪˈnəʊən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Minoan.wav US en əʊən 3 Adjective - Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age (about 3000-1050 ). en 14 October 2026 Alison Francis Rebecca Morelle Kevin Church World's oldest shipwreck found off coast of Turkey BBC News They believe it was taking goods to either the ancient city of Troy, in what is now north-western Turkey, or to the Minoan people in Crete. 14 October 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20261014063722/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6gr80rk1yyko Of or relating to the writing systems (Linear A and Linear B) used in Crete and later in mainland Greece. Of or relating to the ancient language of the Minoans which died out by the beginning of the 1st millennium Derived terms en Cypro-Minoan Minoanist Translations Of or relating to the civilization that developed in Crete from the neolithic period to the Bronze Age Arabic: ar مِينُوسِيّ m, ar مِينُوسِيَّة f Catalan: ca minoic m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 米诺斯 mǐnuòsī Dutch: nl Minoïsch Finnish: fi minolainen French: fr minoen German: de minoisch Greek: el μινωικός Hungarian: hu minószi Italian: it minoico Japanese: ja ミノア minoa Lithuanian: lt Minojo Marathi: mr मिनोअन Norwegian: Bokmål: nb minoisk Nynorsk: nn minoisk Odia: or ମିନୋଆନ Polish: pl kreteński Portuguese: pt minoico Romanian: ro minoic, ro minoian Russian: ru минойский Serbo-Croatian: sh minojska Sicilian: scn minùicu, scn minòicu Slovene: sl minojski m Spanish: es minoico Thai: th ไมนอส Turkish: tr Ukrainian: uk мінойський Welsh: cy Minoaidd Noun A person who belonged to the Minoan civilization. Translations Minoan Catalan: ca minoic m Finnish: fi minolainen French: fr Minoen m, fr Minoenne f German: de minoisch Greek: el Μινωίτης m, el Μινωίτισσα f Marathi: mr मिनोअन m Portuguese: pt minoico Russian: ru миноец m Welsh: cy Minoad m f Proper noun + language The language written in Linear A. See also Eteocretan Anagrams en aimnno I'm 'onna Manion amnion moanin' nomina on main en eponyms en Ancient Greece Former polities Demonyms Extinct languages Languages