κάδος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κᾰ́δδος (káddos)

Etymology

A vinicultural loan of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew כַּד (kad), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎄 (kd), Imperial Aramaic 𐡊𐡃 (kd), Punic 𐤊𐤃 (kd); ultimately from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀺𑀡𑁰𑀝𑀺 (kiṇṭi).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰ́δος • (kádos) m (genitive κᾰ́δου); second declension

  1. pail, bucket, jar, cask, vessel for water or wine
  2. liquid measure
  3. funerary urn

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: κάδος (kádos)
  • Arabic: قادوس (qādūs) (see there for further descendants)
  • Aramaic:
    Classical Syriac: ܩܕܣܐ (qadsā, qaddəsā) (see there for further descendants)
  • Latin: cadus (see there for further descendants)
  • ? Proto-Slavic: *kadь (via κάδιον (kádion, diminutive)) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. Podolsky, Baruch (1998) “Notes on Hebrew Etymology”, in Schlomo Isre'el, Itamar Singer, Ran Zadok, editors, Past links: Studies in the languages and cultures of the ancient Near East (Israel Oriental studies; 18), Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, →ISBN, pages 199–201

Greek

Noun

κάδος • (kádos) m (plural κάδοι)

  1. bin, bucket, pail, tub, cask
    κάδος απορριμμάτων (refuse bin)
    κάδος πλυντηρίου (washing machine drum)

Declension

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