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Nessos in a sentence

Using Nessos

  • In the example corpus, nessos often appears in combinations such as: the nessos, nessos was.

Context around Nessos

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 35.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

painter 1×

Sentence patterns with Nessos

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

at the nessos where a 1× by the nessos painter c 1× on the nessos was identified 1× victory at nessos was so 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

donald e strong 1× g syncellus p 1× on the contrary 1× the romans had 1×

Common sentence endings:

mopping up operation 1× or kneeling position 1× rejected this view 1× the roman side 1×

Words around Nessos

Just before it in the word index:

nesson 2 nessmith 2 nessler 7 nessim 4 nessie 21 nesser 2

Just after it in the word index:

nessum 2 nessun 4 nessus 12 nest 899 nesta 13 neste 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Nessos

  • In this selection, "nessos" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 35.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, painter stand out and add context to how "nessos" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at the nessos where a and by the nessos painter c. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "nessos" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with nessos

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

G. Syncellus, p.717 In the past, the battle on the Nessos was identified as the Battle of Naissus, but modern scholarship has rejected this view. (26 words)

On the contrary, there is a theory that the victory at Nessos was so decisive that Claudius' efforts against the Goths (including the battle of Naissus) were no more than a mopping-up operation. (34 words)

The Romans had a major victory at the Battle of Naissus in 269, apparently a distinct battle from that at the Nessos, where a Herul chieftain named Andonnoballus is said to have switched to the Roman side. (37 words)

Longer example sentences

Donald E. Strong, pp. 58-60 Both images parallel the stylised depiction of the Gorgons on the black figure name vase decorated by the Nessos painter (c. 600 BC), with the face and shoulders turned frontally, and the legs in a running or kneeling position. (45 words)

The Romans had a major victory at the Battle of Naissus in 269, apparently a distinct battle from that at the Nessos, where a Herul chieftain named Andonnoballus is said to have switched to the Roman side. (37 words)

On the contrary, there is a theory that the victory at Nessos was so decisive that Claudius' efforts against the Goths (including the battle of Naissus) were no more than a mopping-up operation. (34 words)

Example sentences (4)

Donald E. Strong, pp. 58-60 Both images parallel the stylised depiction of the Gorgons on the black figure name vase decorated by the Nessos painter (c. 600 BC), with the face and shoulders turned frontally, and the legs in a running or kneeling position.

G. Syncellus, p.717 In the past, the battle on the Nessos was identified as the Battle of Naissus, but modern scholarship has rejected this view.

On the contrary, there is a theory that the victory at Nessos was so decisive that Claudius' efforts against the Goths (including the battle of Naissus) were no more than a mopping-up operation.

The Romans had a major victory at the Battle of Naissus in 269, apparently a distinct battle from that at the Nessos, where a Herul chieftain named Andonnoballus is said to have switched to the Roman side.

Common combinations with nessos

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

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