Ancient Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

No cognates. Furnée showed that the variants point to a Pre-Greek origin; in addition, he compares words for "cup", like κώδων (kṓdōn, bell), κοτύλη (kotúlē, cup), κόνδυ (kóndu, cup), κώθων (kṓthōn, Laconian drinking vessel), but also Etruscan 𐌒𐌖𐌕𐌖𐌌 (qutum, kind of vessel).

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

κώδειᾰ (kṓdeiaf (genitive κωδείᾱς); first declension

  1. (botany) poppyhead, head of plants
  2. cup shaped like a poppyhead

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Latin: codia

Further reading edit