Metope

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin metopa, from Ancient Greek μετόπη (metópē).

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  • Hyphenation: Me‧t‧o‧pe

Noun

Metope f (genitive Metope, plural Metopen)

  1. (architecture) metope (architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze)

Declension

Declension of Metope
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Metope die Metopen
genitive einer der Metope der Metopen
dative einer der Metope den Metopen
accusative eine die Metope die Metopen

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Further reading

  • “Metope” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Metope” in Duden online
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