κάδος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κᾰ́δδος (kắddos)

Etymology

    A vinicultural loan of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew כַּד (kad), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎄 (kd), Imperial Aramaic 𐡊𐡃 (kd), Punic 𐤊𐤃 (kd).[1] The Semitic word may ultimately trace to Sanskrit कन्दु (kandu, pot) and ultimately Proto-South Dravidian *kiṇṭV- (pot); see Akkadian 𒃶𒁺 (kandu) for more.[2]

    Pronunciation

     

    Noun

    κᾰ́δος • (kắdosm (genitive κᾰ́δου); second declension

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

    Inflection

    Descendants

    • Greek: κάδος (kádos)
    • Arabic: قادوس (qādūs) (see there for further descendants)
    • Aramaic:
      Classical Syriac: ܩܕܣܐ (qadsā, qaddəsā) (see there for further descendants)
    • Latin: cadus (see there for further descendants)
    • ? Proto-Slavic: *kadь (via κάδιον (kádion, diminutive)) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κάδος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 614
    2. ^ Podolsky, Baruch (1998) “Notes on Hebrew Etymology”, in Schlomo Isre'el, Itamar Singer, Ran Zadok, editors, Past links: Studies in the languages and cultures of the ancient Near East (Israel Oriental studies; 18)‎[1], Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, →ISBN, pages 199–200

    Further reading

    Greek

    Noun

    κάδος • (kádosm (plural κάδοι)

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

    Declension

    Declension of κάδος
    singular plural
    nominative κάδος (kádos) κάδοι (kádoi)
    genitive κάδου (kádou) κάδων (kádon)
    accusative κάδο (kádo) κάδους (kádous)
    vocative κάδε (káde) κάδοι (kádoi)

    Derived terms