antefixa

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English

Noun

antefixa (plural antefixae)

  1. (architecture) Alternative form of antefix

Noun

antefixa

  1. plural of antefixum

Latin

Etymology

Substantive form of antefīxus (fastened in front of).

Pronunciation

Noun

antefīxa n pl (genitive antefīxōrum); second declension

  1. antefixes (small ornaments affixed to the roofs and gutters of houses or temples)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

plural
nominative antefīxa
genitive antefīxōrum
dative antefīxīs
accusative antefīxa
ablative antefīxīs
vocative antefīxa

References

  • antefixa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • antefixa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: an‧te‧fi‧xa

Noun

antefixa f (plural antefixas)

  1. (architecture) antefix (vertical block which terminates the covering tiles of the roof of a classical temple)