Etymology

stamnos

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Today it means: An Ancient Greek pottery container used to store liquids. It is more squat than an amphora, and has handles. Full definition →

Ancient Greek στάμνος
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  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromστάμνος
  2. English todaystamnos

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στάμνος (stámnos).

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