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ἀμφορεύς

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ἀμφιφορεύς (amphiphoreús, literally two-handled) by haplology, from ἀμφί (amphí, on both sides) + φορεύς (phoreús, bearer), from φέρω (phérō, I bear). The compound is earliest attested as Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀠𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-pi-po-re-we) and Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀡𐀩𐀸 (a-po-re-we).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ᾰ̓μφορεύς (amphoreúsm (genitive ᾰ̓μφορέως); third declension

  1. jar with a narrow neck, amphora
  2. a liquid measure, nearly equal to 9 gallons

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Latin: amphora (see there for further descendants)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀμφορεύς”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 96

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