akroterion
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English
Noun
akroterion (plural akroteria)
- Alternative form of acroterium
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English acroterion), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion)
Pronunciation
Noun
akroterion
Declension
| Inflection of akroterion (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | akroterion | akroterionit | |
| genitive | akroterionin | akroterionien akroterioneiden akroterioneitten | |
| partitive | akroterionia | akroterioneita akroterioneja | |
| illative | akroterioniin | akroterioneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | akroterion | akroterionit | |
| accusative | nom. | akroterion | akroterionit |
| gen. | akroterionin | ||
| genitive | akroterionin | akroterionien akroterioneiden akroterioneitten | |
| partitive | akroterionia | akroterioneita akroterioneja | |
| inessive | akroterionissa | akroterioneissa | |
| elative | akroterionista | akroterioneista | |
| illative | akroterioniin | akroterioneihin | |
| adessive | akroterionilla | akroterioneilla | |
| ablative | akroterionilta | akroterioneilta | |
| allative | akroterionille | akroterioneille | |
| essive | akroterionina | akroterioneina | |
| translative | akroterioniksi | akroterioneiksi | |
| abessive | akroterionitta | akroterioneitta | |
| instructive | — | akroterionein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion). First attested in the.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
akroterion m inan
- (architecture) acroterium
- Synonyms: akroterium, naszczytnik
Declension
Declension of akroterion
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | akroterion | akroteriony |
| genitive | akroterionu | akroterionów |
| dative | akroterionowi | akroterionom |
| accusative | akroterion | akroteriony |
| instrumental | akroterionem | akroterionami |
| locative | akroterionie | akroterionach |
| vocative | akroterionie | akroteriony |
References
- ^ Jan Sas Zubrzycki (1935) Zwięzła historja sztuki : od najpierwszych jej zaczątków po czasy najnowsze, page 57
- ^ akroterion in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
- akroterion in Polish dictionaries at PWN