loutrophoros

[ loo-trof-uh-ros ]

noun

, plural lou·troph·o·roi [loo-, trof, -, uh, -roi].

1. Greek and Roman Antiquity. a water jar, characterized by an elongated neck and flaring mouth, used to carry water for the marriage bath and set on the tomb of a person who had been unmarried.

Word History and Origins

Origin of loutrophoros¹

1895–1900; < Greek loutrophóros literally, bringing water for the bath, equivalent to loutró ( n ) bath ( loú ( ein ) to wash (compare Latin lavāre to lave ¹ ) + -tron instrumental suffix)+ -phoros -phorous