kal|pis

kal|pis
kal|pis «KAL pihs», noun.
a vase or vessel for water, wine, or other liquid in ancient Greece, a form of the hydria in which the large handle at the back does not rise above the rim.
[< Greek kálpis]

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  • kal — al·kal·ic; al·kal·i·fy; bai·kal·ite; bang·kal; hai·kal; ho·kal·tec·an; kab·u·kal·li; kal; Kal·a·mein; kal·a·poo·ia; kal·a·poo·ian; kal·gan; kal·i·bo·rite; kal·i·spel; kal·kow·skite; kal·li·kak; kal·li·ma; kal·li·type; kal·mia; kal·muck;… …   English syllables

  • kalpis — kal·pis …   English syllables

  • kalpis — /kal pis/, n. a form of the hydria. [ < Gk kálpis pitcher] * * * …   Universalium

  • kalpis — ˈkalpə̇s noun ( es) Etymology: Greek; akin to Old Irish cilornn jar : a hydria having a rounded shoulder and a small back handle * * * /kal pis/, n. a form of the hydria. [ < Gk kálpis pitcher] * * * kalpis /kalˈpis/ noun A water jar …   Useful english dictionary

  • Kallopismus — Kal|lo|pis|mus der; <aus gleichbed. gr. kallōpismós; vgl. ↑...ismus> (veraltet) Kunst des Verschönerns …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • o — abi·o·log·i·cal; ab·o·li·tion; ab·o·li·tion·ary; ab·o·li·tion·dom; ab·o·li·tion·ism; ab·o·li·tion·ist; ab·o·li·tion·ize; ab·o·ma·sal; ab·o·ma·sum; ac·an·thol·o·gy; ac·an·thop·o·dous; acar·i·dol·o·gist; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; acar·i·o·sis;… …   English syllables

  • upis — upìs sf. (2) NdŽ, Dr, Krtn, (4) LKT222(Vdn), ùpis (2) Dbč, upìs, iẽs sm. (4) KŽ, LD245(Jrb, Krp), Skr, ùpis sm. (2) NdŽ, Škt žr. upė: 1. SD1136, D.Pošk, N, NdŽ, KŽ, LKKIII97(Škn), Nmk, Pj, Vvr, End, Nv, Všv, Trk, Škt, Žr, Als, Gršl, Ms, Lnk …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • šiurpis — 1 šiur̃pis sm. (2) Š, Rtr, DŽ, NdŽ, FrnW, DūnŽ, Krž, Lkv, Rt, Kl, Brs, Lnk, Ms, Als, Plt, Mžk, Gd, Kair, Sk, šiùrpis (1) KŽ žr. 1 šiurpas: 1. Greitai šiur̃pis pareita par kūną, kad nusigąstu, t. y. toks šaltis, bugštumas parleja J. Šiur̃pis eita …   Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

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