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lekythos

lekythos noun: a pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.

Noun

lekythos (plural lekythoi or lekythoses)

  1. A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.

Forms of lekythos

plurallekythoi
plurallekythoses
alternative formlecythus
alternative formlekythus

Origin of lekythos

From Ancient Greek λήκυθος (lḗkuthos).

Questions about lekythos

What does lekythos mean?
Lekythos means a pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
What part of speech is lekythos?
Lekythos is a noun.
What is the plural of lekythos?
The plural of lekythos is lekythoi.

Words near lekythos in the dictionary

  1. Lekwungen
  2. lekythi
  3. lekythia
  4. lekythion
  5. lekythoi
  6. lekythos
  7. lekythoses
  8. lekythus
  9. lekë
  10. lel
  11. Lela

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