noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈpɒtəɹi/
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US:/ˈpɑtəɹi/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
The shelves were lined with pottery of all shapes and sizes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A potter's shop or workshop, where pottery is made.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
Examples
I visited the old potteries and saw the pots being made.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The potter's craft or art: making vessels from clay.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Examples
Bernard Leach was skilled at pottery.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the craft of making earthenware
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: trade, craft
5
noun
Meaning 5
ceramic ware made from clay and baked in a kiln
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: clayware
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: ceramic ware
Narrower terms: agateware, lusterware, Wedgwood
6
noun
Meaning 6
a workshop where clayware is made
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: workshop, shop
History
Etymology
From Old French poterie, from potier (“potter”), from the root of pot, equivalent to pot + -ery. First attested in the 13th century.
Across languages
Translations
141 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
فَخَّار
(faḵḵār)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Arabic:
خَزَف
(ḵazaf)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Arabic:
فخار
(faḵḵār)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Arabic:
فُخَّار
(fuḵḵār)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Armenian:
կավեղեն
(kaveġen)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Armenian:
բրուտագործական արտադրանք
(brutagorcakan artadrankʻ)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Azerbaijani:
saxsı
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Azerbaijani:
dulusçuluq məmulatı
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Bulgarian:
кера́мика
(kerámika)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Bulgarian:
гръ́нци
(grǎ́nci)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Catalan:
terrissa
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Chinese Mandarin:
陶器
(táoqì)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Chinese Mandarin:
瓦器
(wǎqì)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Dutch:
aardewerk
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Dutch:
vaatwerk
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Dutch:
keramiek
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Esperanto:
terpotero
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Finnish:
keramiikka
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Finnish:
savitavara
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
French:
poterie
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Galician:
cerámica
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Georgian:
მეთუნეობა
(metuneoba)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
German:
Töpferware
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
German:
Tongerät
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
German:
Töpfergeschirr
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Greek:
κεραμικά
(keramiká)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Ancient Greek:
κέραμος
(kéramos)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Hebrew:
כלי חרס
(kley khéres)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Hungarian:
agyagedény
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Hungarian:
agyagáru
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Hungarian:
cserép
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Hungarian:
kerámia
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Irish:
earraí potaireachta
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Irish:
potaireacht
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Irish:
criadóireacht
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Italian:
terraglia
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Italian:
ceramica
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Italian:
vasellame
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Italian:
stoviglia
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Japanese:
陶器
(tōki)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Korean:
도자기
(dojagi)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Korean:
도기
(dogi)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Latin:
figulāria
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Latin:
figlīnum
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Macedonian:
грнчарија
(grnčarija)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Māori:
matapaia
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Māori:
taonga uku
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Navajo:
łeetsʼaaʼ
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Navajo:
hashtłʼish łeetsʼaaʼ
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Norman:
pot'tie
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Polish:
ceramika
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Portuguese:
cerâmica
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Romanian:
olărie
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Russian:
гонча́рные изде́лия
(gončárnyje izdélija)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Russian:
кера́мика
(kerámika)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Scottish Gaelic:
criadhadaireachd
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Serbo-Croatian:
грнча̀рија
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Serbo-Croatian:
grnčàrija
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Spanish:
cerámica
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Spanish:
loza
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Swedish:
keramik
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Thai:
เครื่องปั้นดินเผา
(krʉ̂ʉang-bpân-din-pǎo)
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Turkish:
çömlek
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Vietnamese:
gốm
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Vietnamese:
đồ gốm
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Welsh:
crochenwaith
— fired ceramic wares that contain clay when formed
Arabic:
مَتْجَر الْفَخَّارِيَّات
(matjar al-faḵḵāriyyāt)
— workshop where pottery is made
Arabic:
مَحَلّ الْفَخَّارِيَّات
(maḥall al-faḵḵāriyyāt)
— workshop where pottery is made
Arabic:
مَتْجَر الْفَخَّار
(matjar al-faḵḵār)
— workshop where pottery is made
Arabic:
مَحَلّ الْفَخَّار
(maḥall al-faḵḵār)
— workshop where pottery is made
Azerbaijani:
dulusxana
— workshop where pottery is made
Chinese Mandarin:
製陶作坊 /制陶作坊
(zhìtáo zuōfang)
— workshop where pottery is made
Chinese Mandarin:
陶場 /陶场
(táochǎng)
— workshop where pottery is made
Chinese Mandarin:
陶厰
(táochǎng)
— workshop where pottery is made
Dutch:
potterij
— workshop where pottery is made
Dutch:
pottenbakkerij
— workshop where pottery is made
Finnish:
keramiikkapaja
— workshop where pottery is made
Finnish:
savipaja
— workshop where pottery is made
Galician:
olaría
— workshop where pottery is made
German:
Töpferei
— workshop where pottery is made
Greek:
αγγειοπλαστείο
(angeioplasteío)
— workshop where pottery is made
Ancient Greek:
κεραμεῖον
(kerameîon)
— workshop where pottery is made
Irish:
saotharlann photaireachta
— workshop where pottery is made
Japanese:
窯元
(kamamoto)
— workshop where pottery is made
Latin:
figlīna
— workshop where pottery is made
Latin:
figulīna
— workshop where pottery is made
Macedonian:
грнчарница
(grnčarnica)
— workshop where pottery is made
Māori:
toa tārai uku
— workshop where pottery is made
Portuguese:
olaria
— workshop where pottery is made
Romanian:
olărie
— workshop where pottery is made
Russian:
гонча́рная мастерска́я
(gončárnaja masterskája)
— workshop where pottery is made
Russian:
гонча́рня
(gončárnja)
— workshop where pottery is made
Russian:
керами́ческий заво́д
(keramíčeskij zavód)
— workshop where pottery is made
Scottish Gaelic:
ionad-crèadhaidh
— workshop where pottery is made
Spanish:
alfarería
— workshop where pottery is made
Swedish:
keramikverkstad
— workshop where pottery is made
Swedish:
keramisk verkstad
— workshop where pottery is made
Turkish:
çömlekçilik
— workshop where pottery is made
Ukrainian:
гонча́рня
(hončárnja)
— workshop where pottery is made
Arabic:
صِنَاعَة الفَخَّار
(ṣināʕa al-faḵḵār)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Azerbaijani:
dulusçuluq
— practise or craft of making pottery
Azerbaijani:
dulusluq
— practise or craft of making pottery
Belarusian:
ганча́рства
(hančárstva)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Bulgarian:
грънча́рство
(grǎnčárstvo)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Chinese Mandarin:
陶器製造 /陶器制造
(táoqì zhìzào)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Chinese Mandarin:
陶藝 /陶艺
(táoyì)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Czech:
hrnčířství
— practise or craft of making pottery
Dutch:
potterij
— practise or craft of making pottery
Dutch:
pottenbakkerij
— practise or craft of making pottery
Dutch:
keramiek
— practise or craft of making pottery
Finnish:
keramiikka
— practise or craft of making pottery
French:
poterie
— practise or craft of making pottery
German:
Töpferei
— practise or craft of making pottery
Greek:
αγγειοπλαστική
(angeioplastikí)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Greek:
κεραμική
(keramikí)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Ancient Greek:
κεραμική
(keramikḗ)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Gujarati:
માટીકામ
(māṭīkām)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Gujarati:
કુંભારકામ
(kumbhārkām)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Hebrew:
קַדָּרוּת
(kadarút)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Hindi:
मृत्तिकाशिल्प
(mŕttikāśilp)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Hungarian:
fazekasság
— practise or craft of making pottery
Irish:
criadóireacht
— practise or craft of making pottery
Irish:
potaireacht
— practise or craft of making pottery
Italian:
ceramica
— practise or craft of making pottery
Italian:
arte della ceramica
— practise or craft of making pottery
Japanese:
陶芸
(tōgei)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Korean:
도예
(doye)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Macedonian:
грнчарство
(grnčarstvo)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Māori:
mahi uku
— practise or craft of making pottery
Polish:
garncarstwo
— practise or craft of making pottery
Portuguese:
cerâmica
— practise or craft of making pottery
Romanian:
olărie
— practise or craft of making pottery
Romanian:
olărit
— practise or craft of making pottery
Russian:
гонча́рное де́ло
(gončárnoje délo)
— practise or craft of making pottery
Scottish Gaelic:
criadhadaireachd
— practise or craft of making pottery
Serbo-Croatian:
грнчарство
— practise or craft of making pottery
Serbo-Croatian:
grnčarstvo
— practise or craft of making pottery
Spanish:
alfarería
— practise or craft of making pottery
Swahili:
ufinyanzi
— practise or craft of making pottery
Turkish:
çömlekçilik
— practise or craft of making pottery
Ukrainian:
гонча́рство
(hončárstvo)
— practise or craft of making pottery