κύαθος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Uncertain. Sometimes connected with κύαρ (kúar, “eye of a needle”) but according to Beekes of Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κύᾰθος • (kúăthos) m (genitive κῠάθου); second declension

  1. ladle for drawing wine
  2. Attic measure for liquids

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ κῠ́ᾰθος; τοῦ κῠᾰ́θου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ κῠ́ᾰθος
ho kŭ́ăthos 		τὼ κῠᾰ́θω
tṑ kŭắthō 		οἱ κῠ́ᾰθοι
hoi kŭ́ăthoi
Genitive τοῦ κῠᾰ́θου
toû kŭắthou 		τοῖν κῠᾰ́θοιν
toîn kŭắthoin 		τῶν κῠᾰ́θων
tôn kŭắthōn
Dative τῷ κῠᾰ́θῳ
tōî kŭắthōi 		τοῖν κῠᾰ́θοιν
toîn kŭắthoin 		τοῖς κῠᾰ́θοις
toîs kŭắthois
Accusative τὸν κῠ́ᾰθον
tòn kŭ́ăthon 		τὼ κῠᾰ́θω
tṑ kŭắthō 		τοὺς κῠᾰ́θους
toùs kŭắthous
Vocative κῠ́ᾰθε
kŭ́ăthe 		κῠᾰ́θω
kŭắthō 		κῠ́ᾰθοι
kŭ́ăthoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • κυαθίζω (kuathízō)
  • κυάθιον (kuáthion)
  • κυαθίσκος (kuathískos)
  • κυαθώδης (kuathṓdēs)

Descendants

  • → Greek: κύαθος (kýathos)
  • Latin: cyathus
  • → English: kyathos

Further reading

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