bustrofedon
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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón).
Pronunciation
Noun
bustrofedon m inan
- (calligraphy, historical) boustrophedon (writing that is alternately right-to-left and left-to-right)
Declension
Declension of bustrofedon
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | bustrofedon |
| genitive | bustrofedonu |
| dative | bustrofedonowi |
| accusative | bustrofedon |
| instrumental | bustrofedonem |
| locative | bustrofedonie |
| vocative | bustrofedonie |
Further reading
- bustrofedon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French boustrophédon.
Noun
bustrofedon n (uncountable)
Declension
declension of bustrofedon (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) bustrofedon | bustrofedonul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) bustrofedon | bustrofedonului |
| vocative | bustrofedonule | |
Spanish
Noun
bustrofedon m (uncountable)
- Alternative form of bustrófedon
Further reading
- “bustrofedon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28