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kyathos

kyathos noun: a style of painted Greek vase with a single long flat looping handle resembling a ladle.

kyathos: a style of painted Greek vase with a single long flat looping handle resembling a ladle
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Noun

kyathos (plural kyathoi)

  1. (historical) A style of painted Greek vase with a single long flat looping handle resembling a ladle.
    Synonyms:
    cyathus

Synonyms of kyathos

Forms of kyathos

pluralkyathoi

Origin of kyathos

From Ancient Greek κύαθος (kúathos, “ladle, ladle-like vase”). Doublet of cyathus.

Questions about kyathos

What does kyathos mean?
Kyathos means a style of painted Greek vase with a single long flat looping handle resembling a ladle.
What part of speech is kyathos?
Kyathos is a noun.
What is the plural of kyathos?
The plural of kyathos is kyathoi.

Words near kyathos in the dictionary

  1. Kyarran
  2. kyars
  3. Kyasanur forest disease
  4. kyat
  5. kyathoi
  6. kyathos
  7. kyats
  8. kyaung
  9. kyaungs
  10. Kyavar
  11. Kyaw

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