λάγυνος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably Pre-Greek. Compare Akkadian 𒆷𒄩𒉡, Hittite 𒆷𒄩𒉌 (lahan(n)i), Aramaic לִגְנָא (lignā, a unit of square measure) > rare Arabic لُجْنَة (lujna), Aramaic לְגִינָא (ləgīnā), לְגִינְתָּא (ləgīntā, jug for wine and oil, lagin, a unit of volume measure), Ge'ez ልጕን (ləgʷən), ልጐን (ləgʷän, a unit of measure, a pot used for storing and for measuring), Amharic ለገን (lägän, a fictile vessel).

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

λᾰ́γῡνος, λᾰ́γῠνος (lágūnos, lágunos) m or f (genitive λαγῡ́νου or λαγῠ́νου); second declension

  1. flagon, pitcher, flask

Usage notes

  • Originally masculine, later sometimes feminine.

Declension

Descendants

References

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