English

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Etymology

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From Latin lagoena.

Noun

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lagoena (plural lagoenae)

  1. A narrow-necked vessel for holding and serving drinks at a table, especially wine: a decanter, flagon, type of carafe (made by the Romans of various materials, including glass).

Latin

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A Greek lagynos (Latin lagoena) from Epidaurus, dated to the 2nd to 1st century BC

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek λάγῡνος (lágūnos).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lagoena f (genitive lagoenae); first declension

  1. lagoena (type of narrow-necked vessel)

Usage notes

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  • The word was highly variable in the Classical period, with several forms persisting in common use for centuries. Many dictionaries published since the 20th century pick lagoena as the headword, but in the second edition of the Oxford Latin Dictionary, the headword is lagōna.

Declension

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First-declension noun.

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References

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Further reading

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  • lagoena”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • lagoena”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • lagoena in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.