scyphus

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noun

A kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.

OriginLatin scyphus ← Ancient Greek σκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos) →
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Meanings

nounscyphus (plural scyphi)

plural scyphi

  1. A kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.
  2. biologyThe cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.
  3. biologyA cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos)
  2. Latinscyphus
  3. Englishscyphus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin scyphus (“cup”, from Ancient Greek σκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos)). Doublet of skyphos.

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Translations

French scyphe
  • scyphecup
Italian scifo
  • scifocup
Latin scyphus
  • scyphuscup
Portuguese escifo
  • escifocup
Spanish escifo
  • escifocup
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APA

scyphus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scyphus

MLA

“scyphus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scyphus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scyphus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scyphus.

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