κόψα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown, only attested in Hesychius. Compare κοψία (kopsía, “pipkin, small earthern pot”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.sa/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.sa/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkop.sa/

Noun

κόψα • (kópsa)

(hapax) water jar
Synonym: ὑδρία (hudría)

Further reading

“κόψα”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“κόψα”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
Hesychius' Lexicon: κ

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