Oinochoe
/ɔɪˈnɒkəʊi/noun
An ancient Greek jug with a single handle and a pouring spout, used chiefly for serving wine.
Did you know?The name combines Greek oînos, “wine,” with khéō, “I pour,” directly encoding the vessel’s sacred-looking function as a wine-pourer.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Greek
Greek
οἶνος (oînos)
“Wine; the fermented drink made from grapes”
Classical Greek
Greek
χέω (khéō)
“I pour or spill”
5th–4th Century BCE
Greek
οἰνοχόη (oinokhóē)
“A wine-pouring vessel or jug”
Ancient Latin
Latin
oenochŏē
“A Greek-style wine jug”
17th Century
English
oinochoe
“An ancient Greek wine jug, especially one with a trefoil pouring mouth”
Modern English
English
oinochoe
“A classical Greek vessel used for drawing and pouring wine”