κώδεια

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κώδεα (kṓdea), κωδία (kōdía), κωδύα (kōdúa), κώδυια (kṓduia)

Etymology

No cognates. Furnée showed that the variants point to a Pre-Greek origin; in addition, he compares words for "cup", like κώδων (kṓdōn, bell), κοτύλη (kotúlē, cup), κόνδυ (kóndu, cup), κώθων (kṓthōn, Laconian drinking vessel), but also Etruscan 𐌒𐌖𐌕𐌖𐌌 (qutum, kind of vessel).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κώδειᾰ (kṓdeia) f (genitive κωδείᾱς); first declension

  1. (botany) poppyhead, head of plants
  2. cup shaped like a poppyhead

Declension

Descendants

  • Latin: codia

Further reading

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