akroterium

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion). First attested in 1885.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ak.rɔˈtɛ.rjum/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛrjum
  • Syllabification: ak‧ro‧te‧rium

Noun

akroterium n

  1. (architecture) acroterium
    Synonyms: akroterion, naszczytnik

Declension

References

  1. Kazimierz Kleczkowski (1885) Analiza kształtów architektury. Cz. 1, page 58
  2. akroterium in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

Further reading

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