kotyle
kotyle noun: synonym of cantharus (“a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup”).
Noun
kotyle (plural kotyles or kotylai or kotylae)
- 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
- During the early history of Metapontion Ionic cups, kotylai and other East Greek shapes (D’Andria [1980] 118; for the production of Ionic cups in Magna Graecia: Guzzo [1978] 123-128), but also shapes based upon local indigenous vase types, came out of the workshops.2000, Tobias Fischer-Hansen, “Ergasteria in the Western Greek World”, in Pernille Flensted-Jensen, Thomas Heine Nielsen, Mogens Herman Hansen, Lene Rubinstein, editors, Polis & Politics: Studies in...
- Synonyms:
- cantharus
Synonyms of kotyle
Forms of kotyle
| plural | kotyles |
|---|---|
| plural | kotylai |
| plural | kotylae |
| alternative form | cotyla |
| alternative form | cotyle |
| alternative form | kotylos |
Origin of kotyle
From Ancient Greek κοτύλη (kotúlē, “cup, half-pint”). Doublet of cotyla, cotyle, and kotylos.
Questions about kotyle
- What does kotyle mean?
- Kotyle means synonym of cantharus (“a kind of ancient Greek and Roman cup”).
- What part of speech is kotyle?
- Kotyle is a noun.
- What is the plural of kotyle?
- The plural of kotyle is kotyles.
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