κάδος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κᾰ́δδος (káddos)

Etymology

A vinicultural loan of Semitic origin. Compare Hebrew כַּד (kad), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎄 (kd), Imperial Aramaic 𐡊𐡃, Punic 𐤊𐤃 (kd). These languages have the word themselves from an unknown source, as Akkadian and Arabian and Ethiopian Semitic languages lack the word.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰ́δος (kádos) m (genitive κᾰ́δου); second declension

  1. pail, jar, cask, vessel for water or wine
  2. liquid measure
  3. funerary urn

Inflection

References


Greek

Noun

κάδος (kádos) m (plural κάδοι)

  1. bin, bucket, pail, tub, cask
    κάδος απορριμμάτων (refuse bin)
    κάδος πλυντηρίου (washing machine drum)

Declension

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