oenochoe
UK/iːˈnɒ.kəʊ.i/US/iːˈnɑ.kəʊ.i/
oenochoe noun: a type of Ancient Greek pottery wine jug.
Noun
oenochoe (plural oenochoes or oenochoae)
- A type of Ancient Greek pottery wine jug.
- These two head oenochoae were buried with the kotyle by the Brygos painter (22. 8), B.S.A. xiv, pl. xiv, and the Red Figure kylix (22. 7), ibid. pl. xiii. b.1934, Percy Neville Ure, Aryballoi & Figurines from Rhitsona in Boeotia: An Account of the Early Archaic Pottery and of the Figurines, Archaic and Classical, with Supplementary Lists of the Finds of...
- In contact with the upper part of the jar was a dish with rodent or bird bones and two oenochoae, all protected by big blocks of schist.1985, Josep Padró i Parcerisa, Egyptian-Type Documents from the Mediterranean Littoral of the Iberian Peninsula Before the Roman Conquest: Study of the Material, Leiden: E. J. Brill, →ISBN, page 81
Forms of oenochoe
| plural | oenochoes |
|---|---|
| plural | oenochoae |
| alternative form | œnochoe |
| alternative form | oenochoë |
| alternative form | oinochoe |
| alternative form | oinokhoe |
Origin of oenochoe
From Ancient Greek οἰνοχόη (oinokhóē), from οἶνος (oînos, “wine”) + χέω (khéō, “to pour”).
Questions about oenochoe
- What does oenochoe mean?
- Oenochoe means a type of Ancient Greek pottery wine jug.
- What part of speech is oenochoe?
- Oenochoe is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oenochoe?
- Oenochoe is pronounced /iːˈnɒ.kəʊ.i/ (UK).
- What is the plural of oenochoe?
- The plural of oenochoe is oenochoes.
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