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kotylae

kotylae is the plural of kotyle.

Meaning of kotyle

Noun

kotyle (plural kotyles or kotylai or kotylae)

  1. (historical) Synonym of cantharus (“a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup”).
    • There were many kotylai found in the Limenia sanctuary which were decorated with bird-files (Perachora ii pl. 25); […]1895, The Annual of the British School at Athens, number 67, page 172
    Synonyms:
    cantharus

Origin of kotylae

From Ancient Greek κοτῠ́λαι (kotŭ́lai).

Questions about kotylae

What is kotylae the plural of?
Kotylae is the plural of kotyle.

Words near kotylae in the dictionary

  1. kotwali
  2. kotwalis
  3. kotwals
  4. Kotyk
  5. Kotyks
  6. kotylae
  7. kotylai
  8. kotyle
  9. kotyles
  10. kotyliskoi
  11. kotyliskos

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