diota

== English == === Etymology === From Latin, from Ancient Greek, “two-handled”. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. === Noun === diota (plural diotas or diotae) (historical, Roman antiquity) A vase or drinking cup with two handles. 1817, Edward Daniel Clarke, Travels in Various Countries of Europe, Asia and Africa, Part 2: Greece, Egypt, and the Holy Land, 4th Edition, Volume 6, page 105, A Greek had recently discovered a vessel of terra cotta containing some small bronze coins of Naxos, of the finest die, exhibiting the head of the bearded Bacchus in front, and a diota on the reverse, with the legend ΝΑΞΙΩΝ: we bought ten of these. === References === “diota”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Todai, aotid == Welsh == === Etymology === From diod (“drink”) +‎ -ha. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /di.ˈɔta/, /ˈdjɔta/ === Verb === diota (first-person singular present diotaf) to booze, to indulge in strong drink ==== Conjugation ==== === Mutation === === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “diota”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies