Definition
A container or vessel filled with burning coal or other incendiary material, sometimes used as a weapon or signaling device in historical contexts.
Etymology
Compound of 'fire' and 'pot' (from Old English 'pott'). Medieval military term for clay vessels filled with combustible materials.
Kelly Says
Byzantine soldiers used firepots filled with Greek fire—a mysterious incendiary substance—as ancient chemical weapons, launching them at enemy ships with primitive catapults!
Translations
BNবাংলা
আগুনের পাত্র
a-goon-er pa-tr
CACatalà
olla de foc
o-la de foc
CSČeština
ohnivá nádoba
oh-ni-va nah-do-ba
DADansk
ildgryde
ild-gry-deh
DEDeutsch
Feuertopf
fyur-topf
ELΕλληνικά
καζάνι
ka-zha-ni
ESEspañol
olla de fuego
o-ya de fuego
FAفارسی
آتشدان
a-te-sh-dan
FISuomi
tulipaikka
tu-li-pai-kka
FRFrançais
poêle à feu
pwa-l ah-fyu
GUGU
આગનો વાસણ
aag-no va-san
HAHA
kwanon wuta
kwan-on woo-ta
HIहिन्दी
आग का बर्तन
aag ka baartan
HUMagyar
tűz üst
tyoo-sh-oost
IDBahasa Indonesia
panci api
pan-chi a-pi
IGIG
ụkwụ ụgbọ
ook-woo oo-gbo
ITItaliano
braciere
bra-chee-reh
MRMR
आगचा भांडी
aag-cha bha-ndi
MSBahasa Melayu
periuk api
pe-ri-uk a-pi
NLNederlands
vuurpot
voor-pot
NONorsk
ildgryte
ild-gry-teh
PAPA
ਅੱਗ ਦਾ ਬर्तਨ
aag da bar-tan
PLPolski
garnek ogniowy
gar-nek ogn-ee-ov-ee
PTPortuguês
fogão de brasa
fo-zhao de bra-za
RORomână
oală de foc
o-al-ya de foc
RUРусский
джакузи
djakuzhi
SVSvenska
eldpanna
eld-pan-na
TAதமிழ்
காட்டில்
kaat-til
TEతెలుగు
చెరువు
che-ru-vu
TRTürkçe
ateş tenceresi
ateş ten-cheh-re-si
UKУкраїнська
казан
ka-zan
URاردو
آگ کا برتن
aag ka bar-tan
VITiếng Việt
bếp lửa
beh-foo-la