kylix

English

Alternative forms

• cylix

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix) (cup).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪlɪks/

Noun

kylix (plural kylikes or kylixes or kylices)

1. An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body

   The dig team unearthed a kylix at the site in Bergama.

Translations

drinking cup

• Catalan: cílix (ca) f
• Dutch: kylix m, ogenschaal m or f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek:

  Ancient: κύλιξ f (kúlix)

References

• The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition