φιάλη

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

According to Beekes, probably from Pre-Greek. The word formally fits the instrument names in "-αλη" and "-αλο-", like σκυτάλη (skutálē) and γύαλον (gúalon).

Noun

φιάλη • (phiálē) f (genitive φιάλης); first declension

  1. round and shallow bowl, saucer, or pan
    Synonym: ἄρακις (árakis)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ φιάλη; τῆς φιάλης (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ φιάλη
hē phiálē 		τὼ φιάλᾱ
tṑ phiálā 		αἱ φιάλαι
hai phiálai
Genitive τῆς φιάλης
tês phiálēs 		τοῖν φιάλαιν
toîn phiálain 		τῶν φιαλῶν
tôn phialôn
Dative τῇ φιάλῃ
têi phiálēi 		τοῖν φιάλαιν
toîn phiálain 		ταῖς φιάλαις
taîs phiálais
Accusative τὴν φιάλην
tḕn phiálēn 		τὼ φιάλᾱ
tṑ phiálā 		τᾱ̀ς φιάλᾱς
tā̀s phiálās
Vocative φιάλη
phiálē 		φιάλᾱ
phiálā 		φιάλαι
phiálai
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: φιάλη (fiáli)
  • → English: phiale
  • → Latin: fiola
  • → Middle Persian: (pygʾl /⁠*paygāl⁠/) (possibly)

References

Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φιάλη (phiálē, “saucer, bowl”).

Noun

φιάλη • (fiáli) f (plural φιάλες)

  1. bottle
  2. (archaeology) saucer
  3. gas cylinder, gas bottle

Declension

Declension of φιάλη
singular plural
nominative φιάλη • φιάλες •
genitive φιάλης • φιαλών •
accusative φιάλη • φιάλες •
vocative φιάλη • φιάλες •

Synonyms

Further reading

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