LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

authepsa

authepsa f (genitive authepsae)
Classical[au̯ˈtʰɛp.sa]Ecclesiastical[au̯ˈtɛp.sa]

Meaning

  1. feminineA utensil (with its own heater) for heating up water, highly similar to the much later Russian samovar

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeauthepsaauthepsae
genitiveauthepsaeauthepsārum
dativeauthepsaeauthepsīs
accusativeauthepsamauthepsās
ablativeauthepsāauthepsīs
vocativeauthepsaauthepsae

authepsa, ae, f., = αὐθέψης [αὐτόσ-ἔψω, a self-cooker],
I. a utensil for cooking (somewhat like our tea - urns): in quibus (vasis) est authepsa illa, quam tanto pretio nuper mercatus est, Cic. Rosc. Am. 46, 133: argenteae, Lampr. Elag. 19.

Origins

From Ancient Greek *αὐθέψης (*authépsēs) (unattested in Greek), from Ancient Greek αὐτός (autós, “self”) + Ancient Greek ἕψω (hépsō, “boil”).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesAuthepsaAuthepsa (αὐθέψης), or self-boiler, was a vessel used for heating water or keeping it hot. As is well known, both hot and cold water were served by th…

Quick answers

What does authepsa mean in Latin?
authepsa, a noun, means “A utensil (with its own heater) for heating up water, highly similar to the much later Russian samovar”.
What is the genitive of authepsa?
The genitive singular is authepsae. authepsa is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce authepsa?
In classical Latin, [au̯ˈtʰɛp.sa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [au̯ˈtɛp.sa].