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lagoena

lagoena noun: a Roman flagon: a narrow-necked vessel with a handle and a flat base, often used for wine; a decanter, jug (made by the Romans of various materials, including glass). In Ancient Rome, wine was shipped in large vessels like the amphorae, while lesser vessels such as these lagoenae were kept at home and filled from them.

Noun

lagoena (plural lagoenae)

  1. A Roman flagon: a narrow-necked vessel with a handle and a flat base, often used for wine; a decanter, jug (made by the Romans of various materials, including glass). In Ancient Rome, wine was shipped in large vessels like the amphorae, while lesser vessels such as these lagoenae were kept at home and filled from them.

Forms of lagoena

plurallagoenae

Origin of lagoena

From Latin lagoena.

Questions about lagoena

What does lagoena mean?
Lagoena means a Roman flagon: a narrow-necked vessel with a handle and a flat base, often used for wine; a decanter, jug (made by the Romans of various materials, including glass). In Ancient Rome, wine was shipped in large vessels like the amphorae, while lesser vessels such as these lagoenae were kept at home and filled from them.
What part of speech is lagoena?
Lagoena is a noun.
What is the plural of lagoena?
The plural of lagoena is lagoenae.

Words near lagoena in the dictionary

  1. lagobolon
  2. lagobolons
  3. lagochilascariasis
  4. lagochiline
  5. lagochilines
  6. lagoena
  7. lagoenae
  8. lagom
  9. lagomerycid
  10. lagomerycids
  11. lagometer

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