scyphus.
A kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.
Meaning & usage
A kind of large drinking cup used in Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, especially by poor people.
The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the corolla in other flowers.
A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin scyphus (“cup”), from Ancient Greek σκῠ́φος (skŭ́phos).
Try it on your idea.
scyphus has 7 characters. Say it out loud, try it alongside a description of your project, and see whether its meaning fits what you want to create.
These are naming prompts. Meanings and pronunciation can vary; existing brand and domain uses have not been checked.
Explore the name generatorA word with a source.
Definitions, grammatical labels, IPA, etymology and examples: Wiktionary contributors, extracted by Kaikki / Wiktextract. Adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected fields and authored examples are shown; third-party quotations and audio are omitted. See contributor history.
Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.