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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From σκάπτω (skáptō, “to dig”) + -ος (-os).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ská.pʰos/ → /ˈska.ɸos/ → /ˈska.fos/
Noun
σκᾰ́φος • (skáphos) n (genitive σκᾰ́φεος); third declension
- (nautical) hull of a ship
- (in general) ship itself
- (anatomy) hollow of the external ear
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek σκάφος (skáphos, “boat, vessel”).
Noun
σκάφος • (skáfos) n (plural σκάφη)
- craft, ship
- Synonym: (large vessel) πλοίο (ploío)
- Synonym: (small vessel) βάρκα (várka)
- Synonym: (yatch) θαλαμηγός (thalamigós)
- Synonym: (aeronautical) αεροσκάφος (aeroskáfos)
- hull
- Synonyms: κουφάρι (koufári), (learned) κύτος (kýtos), (loosely) σκαρί (skarí)
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