Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

alabastron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-abas-tron
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.

Example Sentences

"The discovery, in an early deposit near the Northern Bath, in company with the serpentine vases described above, of the lid of an alabastron with the cartouche of the Hyksos king Khyan."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron).

Inflected Forms

alabastrons (plural) alabastra (plural)

Questions

What does alabastron mean?: A kind of ancient pottery vase used for holding oils, and originally made from alabaster.
Where does alabastron come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀλάβαστρον (alábastron).

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