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ἀνδρῶν γὰρ ἐπιφανῶν πᾶσα γῆ τάφος → for illustrious men have the whole earth for their tomb, for heroes have the whole earth for their tomb, the whole earth is the tomb of famous men

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Greek Monolingual

η (Μ κανάτα)
πήλινο, γυάλινο, ξύλινο ή από μέταλλο ή πορσελάνη δοχείο για νερό ή κρασί, με μία συν., ή και δύο λαβές.
[ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Αντιδάνεια λ. < μσν. λατ. cannata < λατ. canna «καλάμι» < αρχ. ελλ. κάννα «καλάμι»].