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Webster 1828 Edition


Zoophorus

ZOOPHORUS

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Noun.
[supra.] In ancient architecture, the same with the frieze in modern architecture; a part between the architrave and cornice; so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.

Definition 2024


zoophorus

zoophorus

English

Noun

zoophorus (plural zoophori)

  1. The frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals.

Latin

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /zoːˈo.pʰo.rus/, [zoːˈɔ.pʰɔ.rʊs]

Noun

zōophorus m (genitive zōophorī); second declension

  1. The frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative zōophorus zōophorī
genitive zōophorī zōophorōrum
dative zōophorō zōophorīs
accusative zōophorum zōophorōs
ablative zōophorō zōophorīs
vocative zōophore zōophorī

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