akrolit

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἄκρολιθος (ákrolithos).[1][2] First attested in the.[3][4]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akˈrɔ.lit/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔlit
  • Syllabification: ak‧ro‧lit

Noun

akrolit m inan

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) acrolith (ancient Greek statue composed of two or more elements, typically one of them being wood)
    Hypernym: posąg

Declension

References

  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “akrolit”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “akrolit”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. Encyklopedyja powszechna. T. 1, (A-Aos)., 1859, page 273
  4. akrolit in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

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