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kernos

kernos noun: a pottery ring or stone tray to which are attached several small vessels for holding ritual offerings in Ancient Greece.

Noun

kernos (plural kernoi)

  1. (historical) A pottery ring or stone tray to which are attached several small vessels for holding ritual offerings in Ancient Greece.

Forms of kernos

pluralkernoi

Origin of kernos

From Ancient Greek κέρνος (kérnos) or κέρχνος (kérkhnos).

Questions about kernos

What does kernos mean?
Kernos means a pottery ring or stone tray to which are attached several small vessels for holding ritual offerings in Ancient Greece.
What part of speech is kernos?
Kernos is a noun.
What is the plural of kernos?
The plural of kernos is kernoi.

Words near kernos in the dictionary

  1. kernmantel
  2. kernmantle
  3. Kernodle
  4. Kernodles
  5. kernoi
  6. kernos
  7. Kernot
  8. Kernow
  9. kerns
  10. Kernville
  11. kero

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