Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pithos

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.18 in modern English

Syllables: pithos
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean.

Example Sentences

"Pithos grave. The body was laid out in three pithoi, the easternmost and smallest (diam. ·40 m.) containing the skull, the middle pithos (diam. ·50 m.) containing arm bones and ribs; and the westernmost and largest (diam. ·76 m., see pl. 1) the leg bones."
"Xenophon, Plato's contemporary, remarks that he finds pitiable those persons who, according to tradition, pour water into a perforated pithos, since they labor in vain."
"Only two Hellenistic pithoi in use in the Hellenistic period have been found intact and in situ at the Agora, as far as I am aware."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πίθος (píthos).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πίθος

Inflected Forms

pithoi (plural)

Questions

What does pithos mean?: A large ceramic jar used by certain ancient civilizations that bordered the Mediterranean.
Where does pithos come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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