aflaston

Polish
aflaston (1.1)
aflaston (1.1)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄφλαστον (áphlaston). First attested in 1894.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aˈflas.tɔn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -astɔn
  • Syllabification: a‧flas‧ton

Noun

aflaston m inan

  1. (nautical) figurehead (carving adorning the front of a ship)
    Synonym: galion

Declension
Declension of aflaston
singular plural
nominative aflaston aflastony
genitive aflastonu aflastonów
dative aflastonowi aflastonom
accusative aflaston aflastony
instrumental aflastonem aflastonami
locative aflastonie aflastonach
vocative aflastonie aflastony

References
  1. Homer (Stanisław Mleczko) (1894) Iliada, Przełożył i Objaśnił‎, page 305
  2. aflaston in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading
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