lagoena

Latin

A Greek lagynos (Latin lagoena) from Epidaurus, dated to the 2nd to 1st century BC

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάγῡνος (lágūnos).

Pronunciation

Noun

lagoena f (genitive lagoenae); first declension

  1. A narrow-necked vessel for holding and serving drinks at a table, especially wine: a decanter, flagon, type of carafe (made by the Romans of various materials, including glass)

Usage notes

  • The word was highly variable in the Classical period, with several forms persisting in common use for centuries. Many dictionaries published since the 20th century pick Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value) as the headword, but in the second edition of the Oxford Latin Dictionary, the headword is lagōna.

Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

References

Further reading

  • lagoena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lagoena”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lagoena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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