akroterium
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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion). First attested in 1885.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
akroterium n
- (architecture) acroterium
- Synonyms: akroterion, naszczytnik
Declension
Declension of akroterium
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | akroterium | akroteria |
| genitive | akroterium | akroteriów |
| dative | akroterium | akroteriom |
| accusative | akroterium | akroteria |
| instrumental | akroterium | akroteriami |
| locative | akroterium | akroteriach |
| vocative | akroterium | akroteria |
References
- ^ Kazimierz Kleczkowski (1885) Analiza kształtów architektury. Cz. 1, page 58
- ^ akroterium in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego
Further reading
- akroterium in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “akroterium”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 19