beaker
English
/ˈbiːkə(ɹ)/, /ˈbiːkɚ/
noun
Definitions
- A flat-bottomed vessel, with a lip, used as a laboratory container.
- A drinking vessel without a handle, sometimes for the use of children.
- A mug.
- (slang) A scientist.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English bekyr derived from Old Norse bikarr (cup, large cup, beaker) derived from Old Saxon bikeri (cup) derived from Latin bīcārium derived from Ancient Greek βῖκος (earthenware jug, vase with handles, wine jar) derived from Latin bacarium (vase, wine vat).
Origin
Latin
bacarium
Gloss
vase, wine vat
Concept
Semantic Field
Modern world
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beakerful English
- bacar Latin
- bacarium Latin
- bicarium Latin
- bīcārium Latin
- picarium Latin
- pīcārium Latin
- Aschenbecher German
- Becher German
- Eierbecher German
- Kunststoffbecher German
- Pappbecher German
- Plastbecher German
- Plastebecher German
- Plastikbecher German
- Trinkbecher German
- bicchierata Italian
- bicchiere Italian
- sottobicchiere Italian
- beker Dutch, Flemish
- bekerfinale Dutch, Flemish
- bekerplant Dutch, Flemish
- bekertoernooi Dutch, Flemish
- bekerwedstrijd Dutch, Flemish
- gifbeker Dutch, Flemish
- maatbeker Dutch, Flemish
- bécher French
- βῖκος Ancient Greek
- beger Norwegian Bokmål
- ビーカー Japanese
- beger Norwegian Nynorsk
- bekyr Middle English
- bikarr Old Norse
- bæger Danish
- æggebæger Danish
- pehar Serbo-Croatian
- bikar Icelandic
- beker Middle Dutch
- behhari Old High German
- pehhari Old High German
- beker Afrikaans
- becher Middle High German
- Becher Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- bꜣkt Egyptian
- bikeri Old Saxon
- bikare Old Swedish
- bicer Venetian
- bikera Mòcheno