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Meaning of "skyphos" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKYPHOS

skyphos  [ˈskaɪfɒs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKYPHOS

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skyphos 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 SKYPHOS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

skyphos

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 skyphos in the English dictionary

The definition of skyphos in the dictionary is an ancient Greek two-handled drinking cup.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKYPHOS


alloiostrophos
ˌælɔɪˈɒstrəˌfɒs
foss
fɒs
fosse
fɒs
leptophos
ˈlɛptəˌfɒs
Paphos
ˈpafɒs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKYPHOS

skylarker
skylarking
skylight
skylight filter
skylighted
skylike
skyline
skylit
skyman
Skype
skyr
skyre
skyrocket
Skyros
skysail
skyscape
skyscraper
skysurf
skysurfer
skysurfing

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKYPHOS

akoluthos
Athos
bathos
benthos
dolichos
ethos
kolkhos
lekythos
Matosinhos
Matozinhos
mesobenthos
Mount Athos
mythos
Niarchos
pathos
phytobenthos
pithos
promachos
stichos
Zakynthos

Synonyms and antonyms of skyphos in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skyphos» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKYPHOS

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

Translator English - Chinese

skyphos
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

skyphos
570 millions of speakers

English

skyphos
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skyphos
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

skyphos
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скифосе
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

skyphos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

skyphos
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

skyphos
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skyphos
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skyphos
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

像式
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

skyphos
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skyphos
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skyphos
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skyphos
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आकाशगंगा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

skyphos
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

skyphos
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Skyphos
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скіфосов
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

skyphos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκύφος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skyphos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skyphos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skyphos
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skyphos

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKYPHOS»

The term «skyphos» is normally little used and occupies the 131.985 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKYPHOS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKYPHOS»

Discover the use of skyphos in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skyphos and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Red-figure Pottery
The decoration, with the application of a red wash to the reserved area above the foot, might be considered an attempt to imitate the red of Attic clay, but at the time the rounded skyphos is becoming popular in Corinth, the Attic skyphos of ...
Sharon Herbert, 1977
2
The Symposium in Context: Pottery from a Late Archaic House ...
41. 42. 43. 45 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 8 1 82 83 84 85 86 black—figured skyphos, 12, 203, (Fig. 50) 203 black—figured skyphos, 12, 203, (Fig. 50) 203 ...
Kathleen M. Lynch, 2011
3
Ancient Greeks West and East: Edited by Gocha R. Tsetskhladze
the latest end of the typology, the number of well-preserved examples of the Type 6 psc skyphos has continued to increase in 8th century contexts (Ridgway 1994- 95, 85-87).9 Within the British Museum collection there are seven skyphos ...
Gocha R. Tsetskhladze, 1999
4
Carta Archeologica Della Valle Del Sinni Vol X Fascicolo 5: ...
Skyphos, orlo a labbro indistinto lievemente svasato, vasca verticale e ansa a bastoncello orizzontale lievemente rimontante (48). Argilla depurata e polverosa di colore rosato; vernice nera lucente e spessa, molto scrostata. 12. Skyphos, orlo ...
Lorenzo Quilici, 2001
5
Corinth, the Centenary, 1896-1996
Figure 8. 1 4. Sherds of two skyphoi, C-50-194 and C-50- 1 95, from well J 950-3. Sidebars on sherd to right. Scale 1 :2 Figure 8.15. Sherds of chevron skyphos C- 70-610a-b from Geometric terrace fill. Scale 1 :2 From Pithekoussai, about ...
Charles K. Williams, Nancy Bookidis, 2003
6
The Greek Tile Works at Corinth: The Site and the Finds
192 Skyphos Fig. 61 C-40-60. About three-fourths preserved, profile complete. Restored in plaster. H. 0.114, Diam. foot 0.051, Diam. rim 0.105. Fine pinkish bufffabric (7.5YR 8/4 pink), slightly mottled greenish buff. Allover black glaze, peeled; ...
Gloria S. Merker, 2006
7
The First Western Greeks
Phase Veii (QF) Grave Vase-form Notizie degli Scavi Analysis Style Clay chevron skyphos 1963, 271 fig. 132b Cycladic Eretrian IIA FF 16-17 Fig. 34b chevron skyphos 1963, 271 fig. 132a Veientine Rogue: Fig. 34C 'Western' (?)IIA EE14-15  ...
David Ridgway, 1992
8
A Regional Survey and Analyses of the Vrokastro Area, ...
145 H 6668 Flask LPC—G? 146 H Flask LPG—G CT 5 147 H Hydria PGB—EG BE 12: room 4 148 H Sherd skyphos PG—LG I 131 US? 149 MS 4793.10 Sherdjar EC—MG I 131 US? 150 MS 4793.12 Sherdjar EG> I 111 US 151 MS 4793.14 ...
Barbara Hayden, 2003
9
The Art of Vase-Painting in Classical Athens
Skyphos-painters: the Lewis Painter and his circle We have noticed skyphoi before, masterpieces among them,11 but this is the first time we find ourselves defining a painter by his specialising in the shape. The skyphos became a popular ...
Martin Robertson, 1992
10
Ritual Dinners in Early Historic Sardis
All oinochoae are rather small, with capacities often appreciably less than those of corresponding skyphoi from the same deposits (even with allowance for the greater exaggeration of skyphos capacity by "brim full" measurement) . The four or ...
Crawford Hallock Greenewalt, Sebastian Payne, 1978

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKYPHOS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skyphos is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Intriguing device to measure lunar calendar unearthed at Yeronisos
... dated to the first century BC Excavations also revealed fine Hellenistic pottery deposited up against this wall, including a skyphos-bowl of “Koan-Knidian” type, ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
2
Jean Noel Schifano: “Io, Sciascia e Guttuso. La mia Sicilia dei maestri”
«Viene da skyphos , il vaso con le anse orizzontali: i miei antenati greci, più di duemila anni prima, erano degli artigiani della creta. Facevano dunque dei vasi ... «La Repubblica, Jul 15»
3
More Thoughts While Weeding: Steaming into July after a soggy June
But don't neglect the summer butterheads like Skyphos and Panisse, wonderful varieties whose flavor and eating quality are unlike anything commercially ... «Conway Daily Sun, Jul 15»
4
Why Greek Goddesses Appear as Black Women on an Ancient …
The skyphos is a large ceramic cup used by the ancient Greeks for the consumption of large quantities of wine. At informal male gatherings known as symposia, ... «The Root, May 15»
5
The Museum of Unnatural History
... where the items on display included a terra-cotta skyphos (drinking cup) from the sixth century B.C. and French buttons from the eighteenth century A.D. With ... «The New Yorker, May 15»
6
Trash or treasure? Local experts tell us what it's worth
Item • “I have a Greek skyphos, circa 700 B.C., wine cup that was purchased in 1955 in New York from a museum for $500. I feel it belongs in a museum.”. «STLtoday.com, Mar 15»
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US stock indexes drift mostly lower as oil prices sink
The smuggled items included Skyphos fifth century B.C. pottery, on table at right, recovered at their point of entry in Rouses Point, NY. (AP Photo/Richard ... «Salon, Feb 15»
8
19 Cultural Artifacts Returned to the Government of Italy
... pieces of Greek pottery, both from the 5th century B.C. The items were identified as an antique pottery piece titled “Skyphos” and a red-figured pottery krater. «Kansas City infoZine, Feb 15»
9
2600 Year Old Greek Cup May Show Constellations
Barnes was visiting the Lamia Museum when he happened upon the skyphos. It dates back to 625 BC, and was discovered in a trench filled with debris next to a ... «New Historian, Nov 14»
10
Sunday News Shorts: Bargain Grange and Ancient Stargazers
But a new analysis shows the piece of ancient pottery, called a skyphos, may actually contain one of the earliest Greek depictions of the constellations. «Wine-Searcher, Nov 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Skyphos [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/skyphos>. Apr 2024 ».
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