rhyton
[ rahy-ton ]
/ ˈraɪ tɒn /
noun, plural rhy·ta [rahy-tuh] /ˈraɪ tə/.
an ancient Greek drinking horn, made of pottery or metal, having a base in the form of the head of a woman or animal.
Origin of rhyton
1840–50; < Greek
rhytón, noun use of neuter of
rhytós flowing, akin to
rheîn to flow
Words nearby rhyton
rhythmics,
rhythmist,
rhytidectomy,
rhytidoplasty,
rhytidosis,
rhyton,
rhône,
rhône-alpes,
ri,
ria,
riaa curve
British Dictionary definitions for rhyta
rhyton
/ (ˈraɪtɒn) /
noun plural -ta (-tə)
(in ancient Greece) a horn-shaped drinking vessel with a hole in the pointed end through which to drink
Word Origin for rhyton
C19: from Greek
rhuton, from
rhutos flowing; related to
rhein to flow