φιάλη

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • φιέλη (phiélē)

Etymology

According to Beekes, probably from Pre-Greek or some other language, based on the interchange of suffixes in the Mycenaean cognates. The word formally fits the instrument names in "-αλη" and "-αλο-", like σκυτάλη (skutálē) and γύαλον (gúalon).[1]

A borrowing relationship with Iranian (compare Persian پیاله (piyâle, cup, bowl)) has been suggested,[2] though as the Greek is itself thought to be a loanword, the ultimate direction is unclear.

Noun

φιάλη • (phiálēf (genitive φιάλης); first declension

  1. round and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan
    Synonym: ἄρακις (árakis)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • φιαληφόρος (phialēphóros)
  • φιαλίδιον (phialídion)
  • φιάλιον (phiálion)
  • φιαλίς (phialís)
  • φιαλίσκα (phialíska)
  • φιαλίσκος (phialískos)
  • φῐᾰλομᾰντείᾱ (phĭălomănteíā)
  • φιαλόω (phialóō)
  • φιαλώδης (phialṓdēs)
  • φιαλωτός (phialōtós)

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “φιάλη”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1571
  2. ^ http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/greece-xiii

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, saucer, bowl).

Noun

φιάλη • (fiálif (plural φιάλες)

  1. bottle
  2. (archaeology) saucer
  3. gas cylinder, gas bottle

Declension

Declension of φιάλη
singular plural
nominative φιάλη (fiáli) φιάλες (fiáles)
genitive φιάλης (fiális) φιαλών (fialón)
accusative φιάλη (fiáli) φιάλες (fiáles)
vocative φιάλη (fiáli) φιάλες (fiáles)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading