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λάγιον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Unexplained. Furnée compares λήκυθος (lḗkuthos, oil flask, lekythos), but this is uncertain. Kronasser compares Akkadian 𒂁𒆷𒄩𒀭 (DUG.LA.ḪA.AN /⁠laḫannu⁠/, flask, bottle), itself derived from Sumerian 𒂁𒆷𒄩𒀭𒁍𒁕 (dug.la.ḫa.an.gid2.da /⁠laḫangiddû⁠/, beer jug). Perhaps from the same Pre-Greek source of λάγῡνος (lágūnos, flask).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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λᾰ́γῐον (lágionn (genitive λᾰγῐ́ου); second declension

  1. kind of cup or vase

Inflection

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Further reading

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