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ποτήριον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Diminutive of ποτήρ (potḗr, cup), from πίνω (pínō, I drink)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ποτήρῐον (potḗrionn (genitive ποτηρῐ́ου); second declension

  1. cup
    1. the cup of the Eucharist
    2. jar
    3. receptacle for offerings in a temple
  2. absorbent preparation
  3. goat's thorn (Astragalus spp., eg, Astragalus poterium, Astragalus tragacanthus)

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek:
    • Modern Greek: ποτήρι (potíri)
    • Tsakonian: ποκήρι (pokíri)
  • Latin: poterium

Further reading

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