kylix

English

Greek kylix, from 550–540 B.C.

Alternative forms

• cylix

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaɪlɪks/
• Rhymes: -aɪlɪks

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

• Afrikaans: kylix
• Arabic: كيليكس
• Belarusian: кі́лік m (kílik)
• Catalan: cílix (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 基里克斯杯

• Czech: kylix m
• Dutch: kylix m, ogenschaal m or f
• French: kylix (fr) f
• German: Kylix f
• Greek: κύλικα (el) f (kýlika), κύλιξ (el) f (kýlix)

  Ancient Greek: κύλιξ f (kúlix)

• Italian: kylix f
• Latin: cylix f
• Polish: kyliks m inan
• Russian: ки́лик (ru) m (kílik)
• Spanish: cílica f, kílix m, kylix m, quílice m
• Ukrainian: ки́лик m (kýlyk), кі́лік m (kílik)

References

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