"κάνθαρος" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /kán.tʰa.ros/, /ˈkan.θa.ros/, /ˈkan.θa.ros/, /kán.tʰa.ros/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈkan.tʰa.ros/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈkan.θa.ros/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈkan.θa.ros/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈkan.θa.ros/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: Uncertain. * The origin of the beetle-name is unclear, but it may be an r-stem-suffixation to κάνθων (kánthōn, “pack-ass”) as suggested by Strömberg, since the scarab is recognized for and likened by his transporting packs of dung. Compare for the formation χίμαρος (khímaros, “he-goat”). A possible cognate is Latin canthērius (“pack-ass”), for which Greek more commonly uses κανθήλιος (kanthḗlios, “pack-ass”). It may well be a Semitism in view of the origin of both animals, if there is an etymological connection to Arabic قَنْطَرَة (qanṭara, “bridge”). Beekes is very sceptical of this etymology. * For the vessel-name, Szémerenyi suggests a connection to Akkadian 𒃶𒁺𒊒𒌑 (kanduru, “kind of vessel”), pointing to "loanword from the Near East". The exact pathway of derivation is unclear, perhaps from Akkadian 𒃶𒌈 (kandum). Otherwise explained from Sumerian 𒄑𒃶𒉡𒌉 (gannu-tur, “small vessel”). Etymology templates: {{uncertain|grc|title=Uncertain}} Uncertain, {{cog|la|canthērius|t=pack-ass}} Latin canthērius (“pack-ass”), {{cog|ar|قَنْطَرَة|t=bridge}} Arabic قَنْطَرَة (qanṭara, “bridge”), {{der|grc|akk|kanduru|𒃶𒁺𒊒𒌑|t=kind of vessel|tr=kanduru}} Akkadian 𒃶𒁺𒊒𒌑 (kanduru, “kind of vessel”), {{cog|akk|kandum|𒃶𒌈|tr=kandum}} Akkadian 𒃶𒌈 (kandum), {{cog|sux|𒄑𒃶𒉡𒌉|t=small vessel|tr=gannu-tur}} Sumerian 𒄑𒃶𒉡𒌉 (gannu-tur, “small vessel”) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κάνθᾰρος|κανθᾰ́ρου|m|second}} κάνθᾰρος • (kánthăros) m (genitive κανθᾰ́ρου); second declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κάνθᾰρος|ου|form=M}} Forms: κάνθᾰρος [canonical], kánthăros [romanization], κανθᾰ́ρου [genitive], Attic declension-2 [table-tags], ὁ κάνθᾰρος [nominative, singular], κανθᾰ́ρω [dual, nominative], οἱ κάνθᾰροι [nominative, plural], τοῦ κανθᾰ́ρου [genitive, singular], κανθᾰ́ροιν [dual, genitive], κανθᾰ́ρων [genitive, plural], τῷ κανθᾰ́ρῳ [dative, singular], κανθᾰ́ροιν [dative, dual], τοῖς κανθᾰ́ροις [dative, plural], τὸν κάνθᾰρον [accusative, singular], κανθᾰ́ρω [accusative, dual], τοὺς κανθᾰ́ρους [accusative, plural], κάνθᾰρε [singular, vocative], κανθᾰ́ρω [dual, vocative], κάνθᾰροι [plural, vocative]
  1. dung beetle (Canthon pilularius syn. Scarabaeus pilularius) Synonyms: βύλαρος
    Sense id: en-κάνθαρος-grc-noun-Ef9tBKkK Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Jewelry, Percoid fish, Vessels Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 30 10 27 14 19 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 20 16 6 27 31 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 31 12 17 28 12 Disambiguation of Vessels: 26 19 7 28 21
  2. sort of drinking-cup with large handles
    Sense id: en-κάνθαρος-grc-noun-GZn4D3Gk Categories (other): Jewelry, Percoid fish, Vessels Disambiguation of Jewelry: 20 16 6 27 31 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 31 12 17 28 12 Disambiguation of Vessels: 26 19 7 28 21
  3. kind of boat typical of Naxos
    Sense id: en-κάνθαρος-grc-noun-SnEggr33 Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Percoid fish, Watercraft Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 30 10 27 14 19 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 31 12 17 28 12 Disambiguation of Watercraft: 19 14 31 21 16
  4. black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)
    Sense id: en-κάνθαρος-grc-noun-bR2CYZHd Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Beetles, Jewelry, Percoid fish, Vessels Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 23 12 16 40 9 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 30 10 27 14 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 16 3 65 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 16 3 66 3 Disambiguation of Beetles: 29 15 3 44 10 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 20 16 6 27 31 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 31 12 17 28 12 Disambiguation of Vessels: 26 19 7 28 21
  5. woman's ornament, probably a gem in scarab form
    Sense id: en-κάνθαρος-grc-noun-vgNzHkCG Categories (other): Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension, Jewelry, Percoid fish, Vessels Disambiguation of Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension: 30 10 27 14 19 Disambiguation of Jewelry: 20 16 6 27 31 Disambiguation of Percoid fish: 31 12 17 28 12 Disambiguation of Vessels: 26 19 7 28 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἡλιοκάνθαρος (hēliokántharos), ἱπποκάνθαρος (hippokántharos), κανθάρεως (kantháreōs), κανθάριον (kanthárion), κανθαρίς (kantharís), κανθαρίτης (kantharítēs), κανθαροειδής (kantharoeidḗs), κανθαροποιός (kantharopoiós), κανθαρώδης (kantharṓdēs), κανθαρώλεθρος (kantharṓlethros), κυκνοκάνθαρος (kuknokántharos), χρυσοκάνθαρος (khrusokántharos)
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          "name": "Jewelry",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 12 17 28 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Percoid fish",
          "orig": "grc:Percoid fish",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "26 19 7 28 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Vessels",
          "orig": "grc:Vessels",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "woman's ornament, probably a gem in scarab form"
      ],
      "id": "en-κάνθαρος-grc-noun-vgNzHkCG",
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ],
        [
          "gem",
          "gem"
        ],
        [
          "scarab",
          "scarab"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kán.tʰa.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.θa.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.θa.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kán.tʰa.ros/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.tʰa.ros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.θa.ros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.θa.ros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.θa.ros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κάνθαρος"
}
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    "Ancient Greek 3-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek masculine nouns in the second declension",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek proparoxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek second-declension nouns",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek terms with unknown etymologies",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Beetles",
    "grc:Jewelry",
    "grc:Percoid fish",
    "grc:Vessels",
    "grc:Watercraft"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "hēliokántharos",
      "word": "ἡλιοκάνθαρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "hippokántharos",
      "word": "ἱπποκάνθαρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kantháreōs",
      "word": "κανθάρεως"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kanthárion",
      "word": "κανθάριον"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kantharís",
      "word": "κανθαρίς"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kantharítēs",
      "word": "κανθαρίτης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kantharoeidḗs",
      "word": "κανθαροειδής"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kantharopoiós",
      "word": "κανθαροποιός"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kantharṓdēs",
      "word": "κανθαρώδης"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kantharṓlethros",
      "word": "κανθαρώλεθρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "kuknokántharos",
      "word": "κυκνοκάνθαρος"
    },
    {
      "roman": "khrusokántharos",
      "word": "χρυσοκάνθαρος"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "grc",
            "2": "σκάνθαρος"
          },
          "expansion": "Ancient Greek: σκάνθαρος (skántharos)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ancient Greek: σκάνθαρος (skántharos)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gkm",
            "2": "*σκανθάριον",
            "der": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "⇒ Byzantine Greek: *σκανθάριον (*skanthárion)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "⇒ Byzantine Greek: *σκανθάριον (*skanthárion)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "σκαθάρι"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: σκαθάρι (skathári)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: σκαθάρι (skathári)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "la",
            "2": "cantharus",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Latin: cantharus, cantarus\nItalian: cantero\n→ Catalan: càntar\n→ English: cantharus\n→ French: canthare\n→ Galician: cântaro\n→ Italian: cantaro\n→ Portuguese: cântaro\n→ Serbo-Croatian:\nCyrillic script: ка̏нта̄р\nLatin script: kȁntār\n→ Spanish: cántaro\nTranslingual: Cantharus",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Latin: cantharus, cantarus\nItalian: cantero\n→ Catalan: càntar\n→ English: cantharus\n→ French: canthare\n→ Galician: cântaro\n→ Italian: cantaro\n→ Portuguese: cântaro\n→ Serbo-Croatian:\nCyrillic script: ка̏нта̄р\nLatin script: kȁntār\n→ Spanish: cántaro\nTranslingual: Cantharus"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "title": "Uncertain"
      },
      "expansion": "Uncertain",
      "name": "uncertain"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "canthērius",
        "t": "pack-ass"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin canthērius (“pack-ass”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "قَنْطَرَة",
        "t": "bridge"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic قَنْطَرَة (qanṭara, “bridge”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "akk",
        "3": "kanduru",
        "4": "𒃶𒁺𒊒𒌑",
        "t": "kind of vessel",
        "tr": "kanduru"
      },
      "expansion": "Akkadian 𒃶𒁺𒊒𒌑 (kanduru, “kind of vessel”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "akk",
        "2": "kandum",
        "3": "𒃶𒌈",
        "tr": "kandum"
      },
      "expansion": "Akkadian 𒃶𒌈 (kandum)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sux",
        "2": "𒄑𒃶𒉡𒌉",
        "t": "small vessel",
        "tr": "gannu-tur"
      },
      "expansion": "Sumerian 𒄑𒃶𒉡𒌉 (gannu-tur, “small vessel”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Uncertain.\n* The origin of the beetle-name is unclear, but it may be an r-stem-suffixation to κάνθων (kánthōn, “pack-ass”) as suggested by Strömberg, since the scarab is recognized for and likened by his transporting packs of dung. Compare for the formation χίμαρος (khímaros, “he-goat”). A possible cognate is Latin canthērius (“pack-ass”), for which Greek more commonly uses κανθήλιος (kanthḗlios, “pack-ass”). It may well be a Semitism in view of the origin of both animals, if there is an etymological connection to Arabic قَنْطَرَة (qanṭara, “bridge”). Beekes is very sceptical of this etymology.\n* For the vessel-name, Szémerenyi suggests a connection to Akkadian 𒃶𒁺𒊒𒌑 (kanduru, “kind of vessel”), pointing to \"loanword from the Near East\". The exact pathway of derivation is unclear, perhaps from Akkadian 𒃶𒌈 (kandum). Otherwise explained from Sumerian 𒄑𒃶𒉡𒌉 (gannu-tur, “small vessel”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "κάνθᾰρος",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kánthăros",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κανθᾰ́ρου",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-2",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Second declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ὁ κάνθᾰρος",
      "roman": "ho kánthăros",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κανθᾰ́ρω",
      "roman": "kanthắrō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "οἱ κάνθᾰροι",
      "roman": "hoi kánthăroi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῦ κανθᾰ́ρου",
      "roman": "toû kanthắrou",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κανθᾰ́ροιν",
      "roman": "kanthắroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κανθᾰ́ρων",
      "roman": "kanthắrōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῷ κανθᾰ́ρῳ",
      "roman": "tôi kanthắrōi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κανθᾰ́ροιν",
      "roman": "kanthắroin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖς κανθᾰ́ροις",
      "roman": "toîs kanthắrois",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὸν κάνθᾰρον",
      "roman": "tòn kánthăron",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κανθᾰ́ρω",
      "roman": "kanthắrō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοὺς κανθᾰ́ρους",
      "roman": "toùs kanthắrous",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κάνθᾰρε",
      "roman": "kánthăre",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κανθᾰ́ρω",
      "roman": "kanthắrō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κάνθᾰροι",
      "roman": "kánthăroi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κάνθᾰρος",
        "2": "κανθᾰ́ρου",
        "3": "m",
        "4": "second"
      },
      "expansion": "κάνθᾰρος • (kánthăros) m (genitive κανθᾰ́ρου); second declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κάνθᾰρος",
        "2": "ου",
        "form": "M"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dung beetle (Canthon pilularius syn. Scarabaeus pilularius)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dung beetle",
          "dung beetle"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "βύλαρος"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sort of drinking-cup with large handles"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drinking-cup",
          "drinking-cup"
        ],
        [
          "handle",
          "handle"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "kind of boat typical of Naxos"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boat",
          "boat"
        ],
        [
          "Naxos",
          "Naxos"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Entries using missing taxonomic name (species)"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "black seabream",
          "black seabream"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "woman's ornament, probably a gem in scarab form"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "woman",
          "woman"
        ],
        [
          "ornament",
          "ornament"
        ],
        [
          "gem",
          "gem"
        ],
        [
          "scarab",
          "scarab"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kán.tʰa.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.θa.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.θa.ros/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kán.tʰa.ros/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.tʰa.ros/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.θa.ros/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.θa.ros/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkan.θa.ros/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "κάνθαρος"
}

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