Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

psykter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: psyk-ter
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Ancient Greek pot with a bulbous body set on a high, narrow foot, used as a wine cooler.

Example Sentences

"The psykter, attributed to the so-called Kleophrades Painter, and the loutrophoros, attributed to the legendary Darius Painter, will remain at the museum for four years as part of a research program in which both the Italian government and the museum will take part, the university said."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ψυκτήρ (psuktḗr), literally "cooler". See psychro-.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: ψυκτήρ

Inflected Forms

psykters (plural)

Questions

What does psykter mean?: An Ancient Greek pot with a bulbous body set on a high, narrow foot, used as a wine cooler.
Where does psykter come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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