Metope

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin metopa, 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
  • “Metope” in Duden online
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