Noun: acroterion
| Singular | acroterion |
| Plural | acroterions; acroteria |
Sample Sentences
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They include an acroterion, or pediment decoration, of a winged sphinx; an Etruscan terra cotta antefix, or roof ornament, similar to one returned by the Getty last year; and terra cotta reliefs of warriors on horseback. [2009 March 17, Elisabetta Povoledo, “Danish Museum Resists Return of Disputed Artifacts”, in New York Times:]
Nouns inflected like acroterion
xyston,
upsilon,
onomasticon,
apastron,
analogion,
hexadecachoron,
parallelohedron,
bioctahedron,
omophorion,
Omicron,
phaneron,
epiplastron,
acroterion,
hypoplastron,
mixolimnion,
diachylon,
proamnion,
chrismon,
extrachorion,
trihemitetartemorion, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)
Etymology
Latinized form of Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion), from ἄκρος (ákros) + -τήριον (-tḗrion). By surface analysis, acro- + Ancient Greek -τήριον (-tḗrion). Semi-Latinized form. See: Ancient Greek Nouns '
ἀκρωτήριον'.
Verbs referencing "acroterion"
Finnish Nouns
akroterion.