amfora

Internationalism (see English amphora), ultimately from Latin amphora.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑmforɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɱfo̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑmforɑ
• Syllabification^(key): am‧fo‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): am‧fo‧ra

amfora

1. amphora

• “amfora”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

• amfóra (misspelling)^[1]
• amphora (archaic)

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒɱforɒ]
• Hyphenation: am‧fo‧ra
• Rhymes: -rɒ

amfora (plural amforák)

1. amphora
   • 1909–1911, Mihály Babits, A Danaidák (The Danaïds),^[2] translated by Péter Zollman:^[3]

     óriási amphorákba, alabastrom amphorákba ötven asszony, bűnös asszony karcsu vázát megmerítve, majd merítve, majd ürítve kárhozott bús ötven asszony mindörökre töltöget, // ötven kárhozott bús asszony óriási alabastrom amphorákba mindhiába töltögeti drága nedvét, drága Léthéből merített sohasem elég vizet.

     into urns of alabaster, giant urns of alabaster fifty guilty sisters filling, draining, straining, never spilling, fifty doomed and wretched widows lifting fifty slender vases pouring water down below, // fifty doomed, tormented sisters into urns of alabaster vainly drain their priceless liquid, water from the precious Lethe, never-ample costly flow.

   Hypernyms: cserépedény, edény

Learned borrowing from Latin amphora, from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús).^[1] First attested in the 19th century.^[2] Doublet of węborek.

• IPA^(key): /amˈfɔ.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ɔra
• Syllabification: am‧fo‧ra

amfora f

1. (historical) amphora (type of jar)

   gliniana amfora ― clay amphora

   grecka amfora ― Greek amphora

   starożytna amfora ― ancient amphora

   piękna amfora ― beautiful amphora

   amfora kulista ― spherical amphora

   fragment amfory ― fragment of an amphora

   kształt amfory ― shape of an amphora

   zdobić amforę ― to adorn an amphora

   przypominać amforę ― to resemble an amphora

   amfora pochodzi skądś ― an amphora comes from somewhere

• amfora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• amfora in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “amfora”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 32
• amfora in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

• IPA^(key): /ǎmfora/
• Hyphenation: am‧fo‧ra

àmfora f (Cyrillic spelling а̀мфора)

1. amphora

• IPA^(key): [ˈamfɔra]

amfora f (relational adjective amforový, diminutive amforka)

1. amphora

• “amfora”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

amfora c

1. amphora (a two handled jar with a narrow neck)

• amorfa

• amfor (obsolete)

From French amphore, from Latin amphora, from Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús).

amfora (definite accusative amforayı, plural amforalar)

1. amphora

• “amfora”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu