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Webster 1913 Edition
Amphora
‖
Am′pho-ra
,Noun.
pl.
Amophoræ
. [L., fr. Gr.
ἀμφορεύς
, ἀμφορεύς
, a jar with two handles; ἀμφί
+ φορεύσ
bearer, φέρειν
to bear. Cf. Ampul
.] Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.
Webster 1828 Edition
Amphora
AM'PHOR
, or AM'PHORA,Noun.
Among the Greeks and Romans, a liquid measure. The amphora of the Romans contained about forty-eight sextaries, equal to seven gallons and a pint, English wine measure. The Grecian or Attic amphor contained about a third more. This was also, among the Romans, a dry measure of about three bushels. Among the Venetians, it is a liquid measure of sixteen quarts.
This name was formerly used in England; but the capacity of the Sax. ambra is not certainly known.
Definition 2024
amphora
amphora
See also: âmphora
English
An Etruscan amphora
Noun
amphora (plural amphorae or amphoras)
- (countable) A two handled jar with a narrow neck that was used in ancient times to store or carry wine or oils.
- One of various units for measuring liquid or volume during the Roman Empire, measuring between 18.5 and 39 litres depending on the variant.
- An at sign (@).
Derived terms
- amphoric
- (unit): amphora quadrantal, Roman amphora, Greek amphora, French amphora,
Translations
type of jar
See also
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς (amphoreús, “vased shaped ornament with a narrow neck”), from ἀμφί (amphí) + φέρω (phérō)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈam.pʰo.ra/, [ˈam.pʰɔ.ra]
Noun
amphora f (genitive amphorae); first declension
- A vessel, usually made of clay, with two handles or ears for liquids; amphora; flagon, pitcher, flask, bottle, jar.
- A measure for liquids; quadrantal; the measure of a ship.
Inflection
The genitive plural amphorārum has the alternative form amphorūm which is especially used in the sense of a measure. First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | amphora | amphorae |
| genitive | amphorae | amphorārum |
| dative | amphorae | amphorīs |
| accusative | amphoram | amphorās |
| ablative | amphorā | amphorīs |
| vocative | amphora | amphorae |
Derived terms
- amphorālis
- amphorārius
- ampulla
Descendants
References
- amphora in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amphora in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- AMPHORA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “amphora”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- amphora in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- amphora in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- amphora in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin