καρχήσιον

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • καρχᾱσιον (karkhāsion) Doric

Etymology

Foreign word of unknown origin. Maybe from Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰρχήσῐον • (karkhḗsion) n (genitive κᾰρχησῐ́ου); second declension

  1. drinking-cup narrower in the middle than the top and bottom
  2. (nautical) masthead of a ship, through which the halyards worked
  3. triangular instrument used in carpentry
  4. cage or chamber in a torsion-engine
  5. crane for unloading ships

Inflection

Derived terms

  • καρχήσιος (karkhḗsios)

Descendants

  • Latin: carchēsium

Further reading

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