"cyathus" meaning in Latin

See cyathus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈky.a.tʰʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt͡ʃiː.a.tus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek κύαθος (kúathos, “ladle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|κύαθος|t=ladle}} Ancient Greek κύαθος (kúathos, “ladle”) Head templates: {{la-noun|cyathus<2>}} cyathus m (genitive cyathī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cyathus<2>}} Forms: cyathī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cyathus [nominative, singular], cyathī [nominative, plural], cyathī [genitive, singular], cyathōrum [genitive, plural], cyathō [dative, singular], cyathīs [dative, plural], cyathum [accusative, singular], cyathōs [accusative, plural], cyathō [ablative, singular], cyathīs [ablative, plural], cyathe [singular, vocative], cyathī [plural, vocative]
  1. (historical) cyathus, Roman cup, a Roman unit of liquid measure equivalent to about 45 mL Tags: declension-2, historical, masculine Coordinate_terms (unit of measure): lingula (alt: ¼ cyathus), acetabulum (1½ cyathi), quartarius (3 cyathi), hemina (6 cyathi), sextarius (12 cyathi), congius (72 cyathi) urna (288 cyathi), amphora (576 cyathi), culeus (11520 cyathi)
    Sense id: en-cyathus-la-noun-ebNJHmkg Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Wine Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Wine: 20 38 42 Disambiguation of 'unit of measure': 100 0 0
  2. ladle, especially (historical) a small wine ladle in Roman contexts Tags: declension-2, masculine Coordinate_terms (wine ladle): poculum
    Sense id: en-cyathus-la-noun-eKHlB3lH Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Wine Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Wine: 20 38 42 Disambiguation of 'wine ladle': 6 53 40
  3. kyathos, a small wine ladle and serving beaker in ancient Greece and Rome Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-cyathus-la-noun-0QDn25mp Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Food and drink containers, Units of measure, Wine Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 13 32 12 6 6 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 34 13 3 3 35 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 21 19 60 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 33 37 30 Disambiguation of Ancient Greece: 4 3 94 Disambiguation of Ancient Rome: 16 12 71 Disambiguation of Food and drink containers: 4 4 92 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 23 5 72 Disambiguation of Wine: 20 38 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: cheme, mystrum

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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