ksoanon

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ksoanon

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξόανον (xóanon).[1][2] First attested in 1912.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ksɔˈanɔn/
  • Rhymes: -anɔn
  • Syllabification: kso‧a‧non

Noun

ksoanon m inan

  1. (historical) xoanon (a wooden statue used as a cult image in Ancient Greece)

Declension

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “ksoanon”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “ksoanon”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. ^ Karol Hadaczek (1912) Rzeźby architektoniczne Partenonu : (ustęp z monografii o Fidyaszu) (in Polish), page 178

Further reading

  • ksoanon in Polish dictionaries at PWN