Skyphos is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Skyphos in a sentence
Skyphos meaning
A deep two-handled wine cup of Ancient Greece.
Using Skyphos
- The main meaning on this page is: A deep two-handled wine cup of Ancient Greece.
Context around Skyphos
- Average sentence length in these examples: 30.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Skyphos
- In this selection, "skyphos" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 30.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, word stand out and add context to how "skyphos" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a skyphos had been and greek word skyphos σκύφος denoting. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "skyphos" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with skyphos
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The class name Scyphozoa comes from the Greek word skyphos (σκύφος), denoting a kind of drinking cup and alluding to the cup shape of the organism. (26 words)
The drinking vessel known as a "Skyphos" had been presented to Greek runner Spiridon Louis in recognition of victory in the marathon at the first Olympic Games of the modern era in Athens. (33 words)
The true significance of the skyphos only came to light recently, after Dr Georgios Kavvadias, a vase specialist, spotted a photo in a book and requested the return of the original to Greece. (33 words)
The drinking vessel known as a "Skyphos" had been presented to Greek runner Spiridon Louis in recognition of victory in the marathon at the first Olympic Games of the modern era in Athens. (33 words)
The true significance of the skyphos only came to light recently, after Dr Georgios Kavvadias, a vase specialist, spotted a photo in a book and requested the return of the original to Greece. (33 words)
The class name Scyphozoa comes from the Greek word skyphos (σκύφος), denoting a kind of drinking cup and alluding to the cup shape of the organism. (26 words)
Example sentences (3)
The drinking vessel known as a "Skyphos" had been presented to Greek runner Spiridon Louis in recognition of victory in the marathon at the first Olympic Games of the modern era in Athens.
The true significance of the skyphos only came to light recently, after Dr Georgios Kavvadias, a vase specialist, spotted a photo in a book and requested the return of the original to Greece.
The class name Scyphozoa comes from the Greek word skyphos (σκύφος), denoting a kind of drinking cup and alluding to the cup shape of the organism.