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krater en · NOUN

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr).

Meanings

1. (historical) An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.
   • In the tondo of a cup in the Louvre we see a young slave, a pais, dip an oenochoe into a garlanded krater; he is holding a cup in the other hand and is about to serve drinks (fig. 20).” By isolating this detail, the painter implies all the aspects of a […] 2014, François Lissarrague, The Aesthetics of the Greek Banquet: Images of Wine and Ritual, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 34:

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Translations (11)

fi krateeri (Greek vessel) · grc κρατήρ (Greek vessel) · fr cratère (Greek vessel) · de Krater (Greek vessel) · it anfora (Greek vessel) · fa باطیه (Greek vessel) · es cratera (Greek vessel) · es crátera (Greek vessel) · cmn 雙耳噴口杯 /双耳喷口杯 (Greek vessel) · nl krater (Greek vessel) · gmy 𐀏𐀨𐀳𐀨 (Greek vessel)