Meanings
nounkrater (plural kraters)
plural kraters · alternative crater
- historicalAn ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.
In the tondo of a cup in the Louvre we see a young slave, a pais, dip an oenochoe into a garlanded krater; he is holding a cup in the other hand and is about to serve drinks (fig. 20).” By isolating this detail, the painter implies all the aspects of a […]
2014, François Lissarrague, The Aesthetics of the Greek Banquet: Images of Wine and Ritual, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 34
Origin
- Ancient Greekκρατήρ
- Ancient Greekκρατήρ
- Englishkrater
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κρατήρ
- κρατήρ (kratḗr)Greek vessel
Chinese Mandarin 雙耳噴口杯 /双耳喷口杯
- 雙耳噴口杯 /双耳喷口杯 (shuāng'ěrpēnkǒubēi)Greek vessel
Dutch krater
- kraterGreek vessel
Finnish krateeri
- krateeriGreek vessel
French cratère
- cratèreGreek vessel
German Krater
- KraterGreek vessel
Italian anfora
- anforaGreek vessel
Persian باطیه
- باطیه (bâtiye)Greek vessel
Spanish crátera, cratera
- cráteraGreek vessel
- crateraGreek vessel
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with krater
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Cite this entry
APA
krater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krater
MLA
“krater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krater. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “krater,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/krater.
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