akroterion

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English

Noun

akroterion (plural akroteria)

  1. Alternative form of acroterium

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English acroterion), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑkroterion/,
  • Rhymes: -erion
  • Syllabification(key): ak‧ro‧te‧ri‧on

Noun

akroterion

  1. acroterium

Declension

Possessive forms of akroterion (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

Polish

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Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion). First attested in the.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.krɔˈtɛ.rjɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛrjɔn
  • Syllabification: a‧kro‧te‧rion

Noun

akroterion m inan

  1. (architecture) acroterium
    Synonyms: akroterium, naszczytnik

Declension

References

  1. ^ Jan Sas Zubrzycki (1935) Zwięzła historja sztuki : od najpierwszych jej zaczątków po czasy najnowsze, page 57
  2. ^ akroterion in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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