κύπελλον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

κυπελλίς (kupellís)

Etymology

A widespread wanderwort and probably of Pre-Greek origin given the variants. Furnee compares κύπη (kúpē, “kind of ship”), κύβος (kúbos, “cube, square”), κύμβη (kúmbē, “drinking vessel”), and κόμβος (kómbos, “roll”). Also compare Latin cupa (“cask, vat, tub”) and Sanskrit कूप (kūpa, “pit, well, hole”).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ký.pel.lon/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈky.pel.lon/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.pel.lon/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈcy.pel.lon/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈci.pe.lon/

Noun

κύπελλον • (kúpellon) n (genitive κῠπέλλου); second declension

drinking-cup, goblet

Declension

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Derived terms

ἀμφικύπελλος (amphikúpellos)
κυπελλομάχος (kupellomákhos)
κυπελλοτόκος (kupellotókos)
κυπελλοφόρος (kupellophóros)
κυπελλοχάρων (kupellokhárōn)

Descendants

Greek: κύπελλο (kýpello)