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Meaning of "scyphus" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCYPHUS

From Latin: goblet, from Greek skuphos.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCYPHUS

scyphus  [ˈsaɪfəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCYPHUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scyphus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCYPHUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scyphus

Skyphos

A skyphos is a two-handled deep wine-cup on a low flanged base or none. The handles may be horizontal ear-shaped thumbholds that project from the rim, or they may be loop handles at the rim or that stand away from the lower part of the body. Skyphoi of the type called glaux have one horizontal and one vertical thumbhold handle.

Definition of scyphus in the English dictionary

The definition of scyphus in the dictionary is an ancient Greek two-handled drinking cup without a footed base. Other definition of scyphus is a cuplike body formed at the end of the thallus in certain lichens.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCYPHUS


amorphous
əˈmɔːfəs
doofus
ˈduːfəs
Dreyfus
ˈdreɪfəs
isomorphous
ˌaɪsəʊˈmɔːfəs
Josephus
dʒəʊˈsiːfəs
metamorphous
ˌmɛtəˈmɔːfəs
monadelphous
ˌmɒnəˈdɛlfəs
ophiomorphous
ˌɒfɪəˈmɔːfəs
Paphus
ˈpeɪfəs
philadelphus
ˌfɪləˈdɛlfəs
pleomorphous
ˌpliːəˈmɔːfəs
polymorphous
ˌpɒlɪˈmɔːfəs
postface
ˈpəʊstfəs
rufous
ˈruːfəs
Sisyphus
ˈsɪsɪfəs
tophus
ˈtəʊfəs
triadelphous
ˌtraɪəˈdɛlfəs
typhous
ˈtaɪfəs
typhus
ˈtaɪfəs
zizyphus
ˈzɪzɪfəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCYPHUS

scuzzball
scuzzier
scuzziest
scuzzy
scybalous
scybalum
scye
Scylla
scyphate
scyphi
scyphiform
scyphistoma
scyphistomae
scyphozoan
Scyros
scytale
scythe
scythelike
scytheman
scyther

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCYPHUS

Aarhus
acanthus
ailanthus
apostrophus
Bacchus
Balthus
ceanothus
deinonychus
dianthus
Gracchus
Gustavus Adolphus
helianthus
jacchus
miscanthus
Ophiuchus
scrub typhus
Telemachus
thus
tick-borne typhus
Xanthus

Synonyms and antonyms of scyphus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scyphus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCYPHUS

Find out the translation of scyphus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scyphus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scyphus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

scyphus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scyphus
570 millions of speakers

English

scyphus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scyphus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

scyphus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

scyphus
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scyphus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scyphus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scyphus
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scyphus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scyphus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scyphus
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

scyphus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scyphus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scyphus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குவளை வடிவில் அமைந்த ஒன்றின் பகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्किफस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scyphus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scyphus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

scyphus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

scyphus
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scyphus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

scyphus
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

scyphus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scyphus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scyphus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scyphus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCYPHUS»

The term «scyphus» is used very little and occupies the 174.156 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCYPHUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scyphus» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scyphus» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scyphus

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCYPHUS»

Discover the use of scyphus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scyphus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. - Edinburgh, ...
C. gracilis, Fr.; Schaerer exs., 66: scyphus bearing a, apothecia, and b, barrel- shaped marginal spermogones. One of latter more highly magnified: a, ostiole; b, body. C. gracilis, Fr., from Tasmania. A barrel-shaped spermogone a, forming the  ...
‎1861
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Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Fig. 8. Cladonia gracilis, Fr., var. cervicorms, Ach., from Muckish Mountain, Ireland. A deformed podetium, studded over with abortive or degenerate spermogones a. Fig. 9. C. gracilis, Fr.; Schaerer exs., 66: scyphus bearing a, apothecia, and b, ...
‎1861
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P. Virgilii Maronis Opera Omnia Ex Editione Heyniana: Cum ...
278 Sacer inplevit dextram scyphus] Legi tur in libris antiquis Herculem ad Italian » ¡ngens ligneum poculum adtulisse, quo utebatur in sacris : quod ne carie consumeretnr, pice oblitum sei vabatur, cujus inagnitudi- nini et religionem siiniil  ...
Virgil, 1819
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The Book of Pontiffs (Liber Pontificalis): The Ancient ...
In the Constantinian basilica: 10 silver chandeliers, which hang in front of the altar, each weighing 20 lb; a gold scyphus weighing 6 lb; another gold scyphus weighing 5 lb; 5 gold chalices each weighing 1 lb; 5 silver scyphi each weighing 10 ...
Raymond Davis, 2000
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Latin Synonyms, with Their Different Significations: And ...
Scyphus. Calix. Scyphus (from <rxu<pi;) was a large wooden vessel done over with pitch to prevent it from rotting. Fraxineus scyphus. Catul. It was also a large jug or bowl to drink out of. Nalis in usum laetiti* scyphis pugnare Thracum est. Hor.
Jean Baptiste Gardin Dumesnil, 1809
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Gobbledygook: A Dictionary That's 2/3 Accurate, 1/3 Nonsense ...
ungrute,. scyphus,. tralatitious. ungrute (uHN-groot) (noun): A small, mountainous shrub, found in portions of the American Southwest. Desert bighorn sheep, Nevada's state animal, consider ungrute a delicacy and, in times of extreme drought, ...
William Wilson, 2011
7
A New System: Or, An Analysis of Ancient Mythology: Wherein ...
It is said of 8 Alexander, that at the feast of Thessalus the physician, before he had finished the Scyphus Herculeus, he found himself on a sudden struck, as it were with a dart, and was carried off half dead. The Bceotians had a great regard for ...
Jacob Bryant, 1775
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Etymologicon magnum, or Universal etymological dictionary, ...
£xvp<&> SCYPHUS. Skafis. (Gr.) Vas ligneum. expression in Shakspeare, of which our Commentators know not the derivation. A ' Court Cup-board' occurs in Romeo and Juliet, (Act 1. s. 5.) and in many of our ancient writers. Mr. Malone has ...
Walter Whiter, 1800
9
Journal of a tour in Iceland, in the summer of 1809
Sed^ eliminate super- stitione Papistica, in desuetudinem jam abierunt Scyphi isti memorialed 5 ut Gadsrodurs minni/ Dei Patris Scyphus ; Hex- lags anda minni, Sancti SpiritU9 Scyphus $ Marin minni, Beatae Virginis Scyphus $ Marteins ...
Sir William Jackson Hooker, 1813
10
A New System Or an Analysis of Ancient Mythology : where in ...
A It is said of 'o Alexander, that at the seacst of Thessalus the Physician, before he had finjshed the Scyphus Herculeus, he sound himself on a sudden struck, as it were with a dart, and was carried off half dead. The Bceotians had a great ...
Jacob Bryant, 1774

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCYPHUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scyphus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Ship and the rings it leaves in etymological waters
Another “Classical” idea connects ship with Latin scyphus “beaker” (from Greek). The Old High German cognate of Engl. ship does mean both “ship” and “beaker ... «OUPblog, Sep 11»
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Tuteliamo la pietra ollare dalle imitazioni
In pietra oliare sono uno «scyphus» tornito, trovato a San Giorgio di Cola in Val Codéra, un'ara a Giove Reinimo, un ossuario e una stele funeraria della fine del ... «Vaol.it, Dec 08»
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Delphine Viellard L'intertexte virgilien
... assimilé implicitement au porcher Eumée de l'Odyssée, par l'utilisation du mot scyphus qui désigne la coupe dont Évandre se sert pour faire des libations aux ... «Fabula, Apr 07»

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