krater
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr).
PronunciationEdit
- Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)
NounEdit
krater (plural kraters)
- (historical) An ancient Greek vessel for mixing water and wine.
- 2014, François Lissarrague, The Aesthetics of the Greek Banquet: Images of Wine and Ritual, Princeton University Press (→ISBN), page 34:
- 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:
TranslationsEdit
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).
NounEdit
krater n (definite singular krateret, indefinite plural kratere or kratre, definite plural kraterne or kratrene)
- a crater
ReferencesEdit
- “krater” in Den Danske Ordbog
DutchEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin crātēr, from Ancient Greek κρᾱτήρ (krātḗr).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
krater m (plural kraters, diminutive kratertje n)
- (astronomy) meteoric crater
- Synonyms: inslagkrater, meteorietkrater
- (geology) volcanic crater
- Synonym: vulkaankrater
- crater caused by an explosion
- (archaeology) krater (Ancient Greek vessel)
HypernymsEdit
- (krater): mengvat
Derived termsEdit
- bomkrater
- granaatkrater
- inslagkrater
- kratermeer
- kratertrechter
- maankrater
- meteorietkrater
- vulkaankrater
DescendantsEdit
Norwegian BokmålEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).
NounEdit
krater n (definite singular krateret or kratret, indefinite plural krater or kratre, definite plural kratra or kratrene)
- a crater
Usage notesEdit
The indefinite plural kratere and definite plural kraterne are also used; these occur in Danish and may be acceptable in Riksmål, but not in Bokmål.
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “krater” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian NynorskEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).
NounEdit
krater n (definite singular krateret, indefinite plural krater, definite plural kratera)
- a crater
Derived termsEdit
ReferencesEdit
- “krater” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
PolishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
krater m inan
DeclensionEdit
Further readingEdit
- krater in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- krater in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-CroatianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From German Krater, from Latin crater.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kráter m (Cyrillic spelling кра́тер)
DeclensionEdit
SloveneEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kráter m inan
InflectionEdit
Masculine inan., soft o-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | kráter | ||
gen. sing. | kráterja | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative | kráter | kráterja | kráterji |
accusative | kráter | kráterja | kráterje |
genitive | kráterja | kráterjev | kráterjev |
dative | kráterju | kráterjema | kráterjem |
locative | kráterju | kráterjih | kráterjih |
instrumental | kráterjem | kráterjema | kráterji |
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
krater c
- a crater (astronomy: hemispherical pit)
DeclensionEdit
Declension of krater | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | krater | kratern | kratrar | kratrarna |
Genitive | kraters | kraterns | kratrars | kratrarnas |