Noun: πίθος
Hyphenation:
Gender:
Nominative
| Singular | πῐ́θος |
| Dual | πῐ́θω |
| Plural | πῐ́θοι |
| Singular | pĭ́thos |
| Dual | pĭ́thō |
| Plural | pĭ́thoi |
Genitive
| Singular | πῐ́θου |
| Dual | πῐ́θοιν |
| Plural | πῐ́θων |
| Singular | pĭ́thou |
| Dual | pĭ́thoin |
| Plural | pĭ́thōn |
Dative
| Dual | πῐ́θοιν |
| Plural | πῐ́θοις |
| Singular | tōî pĭ́thōi |
| Dual | pĭ́thoin |
| Plural | pĭ́thois |
Accusative
| Singular | πῐ́θον |
| Dual | πῐ́θω |
| Plural | πῐ́θους |
| Singular | pĭ́thon |
| Dual | pĭ́thō |
| Plural | pĭ́thous |
Vocative
| Singular | πῐ́θε |
| Dual | πῐ́θω |
| Plural | πῐ́θοι |
| Singular | pĭ́the |
| Dual | pĭ́thō |
| Plural | pĭ́thoi |
Sample Sentences
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πίθοι ξύλινοι, κεράμινοι, ἀργύρεοι (jars wooden, of clay, silver.)
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τό εἰς τὸν τετρημένον πίθον ἀντλεῖν (to the perforated jar bale water) [430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Oeconomicus 7.40]
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ζωὴ πίθου (a life of jar (in a jar))
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πίθος φρενών (a cask [full of] wit)
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ἐκ πίθω ἀντλεῖς (you have wine by the caskful)
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ἐκ πίθω ἀντλεῖς. (you have wine by the caskful.) [300 BCE – 260 BCE, Theocritus, Epigrams 10.13]
Nouns inflected like πίθος
πίθος,
Etymology
1. Like many Greek words for pottery, most likely of Pre-Greek origin, as evidenced by the irregular variations between:
2. * ⟨δ⟩ and ⟨θ⟩, the former as in e.g. πίδος (pídos)
3. * ⟨π⟩ and ⟨φ⟩, as in the derived terms πιθάκνη (pitháknē) ~ φιδάκνη (phidáknē) and πιθάκνιον (pitháknion) ~ φιδάκνιον (phidáknion)
4. * ⟨ι⟩ and ⟨ε⟩, the latter as in Mycenaean Greek 𐀤𐀵 (qe-to).
5. Formerly compared to Old Norse biða (“milk jug/bucket”) and Latin fidēlia (“earthen vessel, pot”), assuming a Proto-Indo-European root *bʰidʰ-. The apparent cognate in Mycenaean Greek, if related, however rules out an initial labial consonant in the source. See: Old Norse Nouns '
biða', Latin Nouns '
fidēlia'.
Verbs referencing "πίθος"
Latin Nouns
fidelia, Greek Nouns
πιθάρι, English Nouns
pithos.
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