Metope

Metope

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετόπη (metópē).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [meˈtoːpə]
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Me‧t‧o‧pe

    Noun

    Metope f (genitive Metope, plural Metopen)

    1. (architecture) metope (architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze)

    Declension

    Declension of Metope [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Metope die Metopen
    genitive einer der Metope der Metopen
    dative einer der Metope den Metopen
    accusative eine die Metope die Metopen

    Antonyms

    Holonyms

    Derived terms

    • metopisch

    Further reading

    • “Metope”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Metope” in Duden online
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