Ancient Greek edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

A vinicultural loan of Semitic origin, compare Hebrew כַּד (kad), Ugaritic 𐎋𐎄 (kd), Imperial Aramaic 𐡊𐡃 (kd), Punic 𐤊𐤃 (kd); ultimately from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀺𑀡𑁰𑀝𑀺 (kiṇṭi).[1]

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

κᾰ́δος (kádosm (genitive κᾰ́δου); second declension

  1. pail, bucket, jar, cask, vessel for water or wine
  2. liquid measure
  3. funerary urn

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Greek: κάδος (kádos)
  • Arabic: قادوس (qādūs) (see there for further descendants)
  • Aramaic:
    Classical Syriac: ܩܕܣܐ (qadsā, qaddəsā) (see there for further descendants)
  • Latin: cadus (see there for further descendants)
  • ? Proto-Slavic: *kadь (via κάδιον (kádion, diminutive)) (see there for further descendants)

References edit

  1. ^ Podolsky, Baruch (1998), “Notes on Hebrew Etymology”, in Schlomo Isre'el; Itamar Singer; Ran Zadok, editor, Past links: Studies in the languages and cultures of the ancient Near East (Israel Oriental studies; 18)‎[1], Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, →ISBN, pages 199–201

Greek edit

Noun edit

κάδος (kádosm (plural κάδοι)

  1. bin, bucket, pail, tub, cask
    κάδος απορριμμάτων (refuse bin)
    κάδος πλυντηρίου (washing machine drum)

Declension edit