στάμνος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥ (that which stands, stature). Cognate with Latin stāmen.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στάμνος • (stámnos) m (genitive στάμνου); second declension

  1. earthen jar
  2. bottle for racking off wine

Inflection

Derived terms

  • κατασταμνίζω (katastamnízō)
  • σταμνίας (stamnías)
  • σταμνίον (stamníon)
  • σταμνίσκος (stamnískos)
  • συνσταμνίζω (sunstamnízō)

Descendants

  • Albanian: shtamë
  • English: stamnos
  • Old Armenian: ստոման (stoman), ստուման (stuman), ստոմանի (stomani)
  • Old Georgian: სტამანი (sṭamani), სტომანი (sṭomani)
    • Svan: სტამან (sṭaman), სტამა̄ნ (sṭamān)

Further reading

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