urceus

U1R1C3E1U1S1

noun

A ewer for holding water for washing.

OriginLatin urceus →
Scrabble 8
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounurceus (plural urcei)

plural urcei

  1. A ewer for holding water for washing.

Origin

  1. Latinurceus
  2. Englishurceus

Borrowed from Latin urceus.

More words from Latin

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

CUREUS
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: urceus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.