kylix

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Kylix (drinking cup)

Wikipedia

Greek kylix, from 550–540 B.C.

Alternative forms

• cylix

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪlɪks/
• Rhymes: -aɪlɪks

Noun

kylix (plural kylikes or kylixes or kylices)

1. An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body

   The dig team unearthed a kylix at the site in Bergama.

Translations

drinking cup

Afrikaans: kylix Arabic: كيليكس Belarusian: кі́лік m (kílik) Catalan: cílix (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 基里克斯杯 Czech: kylix m Dutch: kylix m, ogenschaal m or f French: kylix (fr) f German: Kylix f Greek: κύλικα (el) f (kýlika), κύλιξ (el) f (kýlix) Ancient: κύλιξ f (kúlix) Italian: kylix f Latin: cylix f Polish: kyliks m Russian: ки́лик (ru) m (kílik) Spanish: cílica f, kílix m, kylix m, quílice m Ukrainian: ки́лик m (kýlyk), кі́лік m (kílik)

References

• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition