πιθάρι

Greek

Etymology

From Hellenistic Koine or Medieval Byzantine Greek πιθάριον (pithárion, “diminutive of πίθος”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek πίθος (píthos, “vase, pot”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈθari/
  • Hyphenation: πι‧θά‧ρι

Noun

πιθάρι • (pithári) n (plural πιθάρια)

  1. pot, large jar usually made of clay
  2. (proverb, expression) of Diogenes who lived in such a cask
    το πιθάρι του Διογένη ― to pithári tou Diogéni ― the jar of Diogenes

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References

  1. ↑ πιθάρι in Triantafyllides, Hidryma (1998) Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek]
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