- σκύφος
- σκύφοςGrammatical information: m. n.Meaning: `drinking-cup, beaker' (ep. poet. ξ 112, rarely Arist., hell. inscr. a. o.); on the mean. Brommer Herm. 77, 360; on the gender Egli Heteroklisie 75 f.Derivatives: Dimin. σκυφ-ίον n. also `skull' (Paul. Aeg.), -ίδιον (?; EM), -άριον (gloss.); adj. -(ε)ιος 'σ.-like' (Stesich.); subst. -ωμα n. = σκύφος (A. Fr. 184 = 308 M.; enlargement, Chantraine Form. 186), -ών, -ῶνος m. mean. unclear (Gal.). Quite doubtful σκυξιφόν σκύφον H. (after Baunack Phil. 70, 370 joking enlargement).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]X [probably]Etymology: Isolated. The cimilarity with σκάφος, -η is obvious (cf. Curtius 715). The υ-vowel from κύπελλον, κύτος, κύμβη (cf. Egli 76)? -- Furnée 176 compares κύβος ...Πάφιοι δε τὸ τρύβλιον H. etc.; uncertain.Page in Frisk: 2,745
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.