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gaulus.

a kind of round vase for drinking

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈɡau̯.ɫʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɡaːu̯.lus]
  1. a kind of round vase for drinking

    declension-2 · masculine
  2. a kind of Punic freight vessel

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γαυλός (gaulós) for the vase and γαῦλος (gaûlos) for the vessel. Ultimately a vinicultural loan which Greek has from Semitic, compare Biblical Hebrew גֻלָּה (gullāh), Ugaritic 𐎂𐎍 (gl) (the Phoenician is unattested), from Akkadian 𒄖𒌌𒆷𒌅 (gullatu, “a container”), of unknown non-Semitic origin. Doublet of culullus.

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