zoophorus
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Latin zōophorus, from Ancient Greek ζωοφόρος (zōophóros).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /zəʊˈɒf.əɹ.əs/
Noun[edit]
zoophorus (plural zoophori)
- (architecture) The frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals.
Derived terms[edit]
Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζωοφόρος (zōophóros).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /zoːˈo.pʰo.rus/, [d̪͡z̪oːˈɔpʰɔrʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡zoˈo.fo.rus/, [d̪͡z̪oˈɔːforus]
Noun[edit]
zōophorus m (genitive zōophorī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | zōophorus | zōophorī |
Genitive | zōophorī | zōophorōrum |
Dative | zōophorō | zōophorīs |
Accusative | zōophorum | zōophorōs |
Ablative | zōophorō | zōophorīs |
Vocative | zōophore | zōophorī |
Descendants[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “zoophorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- zoophorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- zoophorus in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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