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βαύκαλις

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Δῶς μοι πᾶ στῶ καὶ τὰν γᾶν κινάσωGive me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth.

Archimedes
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Full diacritics: βαύκᾰλις Medium diacritics: βαύκαλις Low diacritics: βαύκαλις Capitals: ΒΑΥΚΑΛΙΣ
Transliteration A: baúkalis Transliteration B: baukalis Transliteration C: vaykalis Beta Code: bau/kalis

English (LSJ)

ιδος, ἡ,

   A vessel for cooling wine or water in, elsewh. ψυκτήρ, AP11.244; β. ἡ τετράκυκλος Sopat.24.—Alexandr. word acc. to Ath.11.784b; on the accent cf. Hdn.Gr.1.90.

German (Pape)

[Seite 439] ἡ, ein irdenes Gefäß zum Abkühlen des Wassers od. Weins, Nicarch. 34 (XI, 244); vgl. Ath. XI, 784 b u. καύκαλις.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

βαύκᾰλις: ἡ, ἀγγεῖον πρὸς ψύχρανσιν ὕδατος ἢ οἴνου, ἀλλαχοῦ καλούμενον ψυκτήρ, Ἀνθ. Π. 11. 244· ὡσαύτως καύκαλις, Κοραῆ Ἰσοκρ. σ. 446. - Ἀλεξανδρ. λέξις, ἴδε Ἀθήν. 784Β· περὶ τοῦ τονισμοῦ ἴδε Ἀρκάδ. 31. 10.

French (Bailly abrégé)

ιδος (ἡ) :
vase à col long et étroit où l’on faisait rafraîchir l’eau ou le vin.
Étymologie: DELG βαυκαλάω, par plaisanterie.
Par. ψυκτήρ.