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Grammatical information: f.
Meaning: vase in the form of a frustum of a cone (Hero).
Other forms: also βούτη
Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]
Etymology: S. Szemerényi, BSOAS 19 (1957) 627f. See βυτίνη, βωτίον, βωσίον. Lat. buttis may be a loanword. Clearly a loanword.