amphora (redirected from amphorae)

am·pho·ra  (mfr-)

n. pl. am·pho·rae (-f-r) or am·pho·ras

A two-handled jar with a narrow neck used by the ancient Greeks and Romans to carry wine or oil.

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[Middle English, from Latin, from Greek amphoreus, short for amphiphoreus : amphi-, amphi- + phoreus, bearer (from pherein, to bear; see bher-¹ in Indo-European roots).]

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ampho·ral adj.

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amphora [ˈæmfərə]

n pl -phorae [-fəˌriː], -phoras

(Social Science / Archaeology) an ancient Greek or Roman two-handled narrow-necked jar for oil, wine, etc.

[from Latin, from Greek amphoreus, from amphi- + phoreus bearer, from pherein to bear]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

amphora - an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine jar - a vessel (usually cylindrical) with a wide mouth and without handles

Translations

amphora [ˈæmfərə] N (amphoras, amphorae (pl)) [ˈæmfəˌriː] → ánfora f

amphora

n pl <-s or -e> (form) → Amphora f, → Amphore f