crātēra | crē-terra, ēris | crātēr (noun F.m) : (acc. to Paul. ex Fest. p. 53, 10, and Non. p. 547, 25 sq., sometimes ; cf. Naev. Trag. Rel. v. 45 Rib.), , f., and (mostly poet.) , , m., = κρατήρ, Ion. κρητήρ
* A vessel in which wine was mingled with water, a mixing-vessel or bowl (mostly poet.).
* Prop.
* Cratera, ae, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 59, § 131 Zumpt N. cr.; id. Fam. 7, 1, 2 Orell. N. cr.; id. Arat. 387; Liv. 5, 25, 10; 5, 28, 2; Curt. 4, 8, 16; Hor. C. 3, 18, 7; id. S. 2, 4, 80; Pers. 2, 52; Hyg. Astr. 2, 30; Inscr. Orell 1541 al.—Abl. plur. crateris, Enn. ap. Censor. p. 2727 P. (Ann. v. 604 Vahl.; al. crateribus).
* Meton.
* A vessel for drawing water, a bucket, water-pail: cratera, Naev. ap. Non. p. 547, 30.
* A bay near Baiae, Cic. Att. 2, 8, 2.
* A constellation, the Bowl.
* The aperture of a volcanic mountain, the crater: crater,Lucr. 6, 701; Plin. 3, 8, 14, § 88.
* A volcanic opening of the earth: crater,Plin. 2, 106, 110, § 238; Ov. M. 5, 424.
* Cratera, Cic. Arat. 219 (also id. N. D. 2, 44, 114).
* Crater, Ov. F. 2, 266.—Acc. craterem, Vitr. 9, 5, 1.