alabastron

English

Greek glass alabastron

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron)

Noun

alabastron (plural alabastra)

1. A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.

Translations

type of vase

• Catalan: alabastre (ca) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: αλάβαστρο (el) n (alávastro)

Further reading

• alabastron on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Esperanto

Noun

alabastron

1. accusative singular of alabastro