krater

See also: Krater and kráter

English

Alternative forms

• crater

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr).

Noun

krater (plural kraters)

1. (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 […]

Translations

Greek vessel

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 雙耳噴口杯, 双耳喷口杯 (shuāng'ěrpēnkǒubēi)

• Dutch: krater (nl) m
• Finnish: krateeri (fi)
• French: cratère (fr) m
• German: Krater (de) m

• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: κρατήρ m (kratḗr)

• Italian: anfora (it) f
• Persian: باطیه‎ (bátiye)

Anagrams

• Karter, karter

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Danish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).

Noun

krater n (definite singular krateret, indefinite plural kratere or kratre, definite plural kraterne or kratrene)

1. a crater

References

• “krater” in Den Danske Ordbog

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aːtər

Noun

krater m (plural kraters, diminutive kratertje n)

1. (astronomy) crater
2. (geology) crater
3. (archaeology) krater

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).

Noun

krater n (definite singular krateret or kratret, indefinite plural krater or kratre, definite plural kratra or kratrene)

1. a crater

Usage notes

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 terms

• bombekrater
• kratersjø

References

• “krater” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”).

Noun

krater n (definite singular krateret, indefinite plural krater, definite plural kratera)

1. a crater

Derived terms

• bombekrater
• kratersjø

References

• “krater” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkra.tɛr/

Noun

krater m inan

1. (astronomy) crater
2. (geology) crater
3. (historical) krater

Declension

declension of krater

	singular	plural
nominative	krater	kratery
genitive	krateru	kraterów
dative	kraterowi	kraterom
accusative	krater	kratery
instrumental	kraterem	kraterami
locative	kraterze	kraterach
vocative	kraterze	kratery

Further reading

• krater in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From German Krater, from Latin crater.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krǎːter/
• Hyphenation: kra‧ter

Noun

kráter m (Cyrillic spelling кра́тер)

1. crater

Declension

Declension of krater

	singular	plural
nominative	krater	krateri
genitive	kratera	kratera
dative	krateru	kraterima
accusative	krater	kratere
vocative	krateru	krateri
locative	krateru	kraterima
instrumental	kraterom	kraterima

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kràːtɛr/

Noun

kráter m inan

1. crater

Inflection

Masculine inan., soft o-stem
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

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Swedish

Noun

krater c

1. a crater (astronomy: hemispherical pit)

Declension

Declension of krater
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	krater	kratern	kratrar	kratrarna
Genitive	kraters	kraterns	kratrars	kratrarnas