Crater

Meaning

A dim spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a cup. It lies between the constellations Virgo and Hydra.

Synonyms

Cup

Goblet

Translations

Becher

Coupe

Crater

Crater

Cratere

Beker

Κρατήρ

Crater

Copa

Kupa

Copa

Crater

Crater

Cratère

Etymology

From Latin crater (“basin; cup”), from Ancient Greek κρατήρ (kratḗr, “mixing bowl, wassail-bowl”), from κράμα (kráma, “mixture”), from κεράννυμι (keránnumi, “to mix, to mingle”).