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kylix

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈkaɪlɪks/
  • rhymes with -aɪlɪks

1

noun

Meaning 1

An Ancient Greek drinking cup with a stem, two handles, and a broad, shallow body.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The dig team unearthed a kylix at the site in Bergama.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a shallow drinking cup with two handles; used in ancient Greece

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cylix

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cup

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύλιξ (kúlix, “cup”).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kylix — drinking cup
  • Arabic: كيليكس — drinking cup
  • Belarusian: кі́лік (kílik) — drinking cup
  • Catalan: cílix — drinking cup
  • Chinese Mandarin: 基里克斯杯 — drinking cup
  • Czech: kylix — drinking cup
  • Dutch: kylix — drinking cup
  • Dutch: ogenschaal — drinking cup
  • French: kylix — drinking cup
  • German: Kylix — drinking cup
  • Greek: κύλικα (kýlika) — drinking cup
  • Greek: κύλιξ (kýlix) — drinking cup
  • Ancient Greek: κύλιξ (kúlix) — drinking cup
  • Italian: kylix — drinking cup
  • Latin: cylix — drinking cup
  • Polish: kyliks — drinking cup
  • Russian: ки́лик (kílik) — drinking cup
  • Spanish: cílica — drinking cup
  • Spanish: kílix — drinking cup
  • Spanish: kylix — drinking cup
  • Spanish: quílice — drinking cup
  • Ukrainian: ки́лик (kýlyk) — drinking cup
  • Ukrainian: кі́лік (kílik) — drinking cup