aflaston

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄφλαστον (áphlaston). First attested in 1894.[1][2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈflas.tɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -astɔn
  • Syllabification: a‧flas‧ton

Noun

aflaston m inan

  1. (nautical) figurehead (carving adorning the front of a ship)
    Synonym: galion

Declension

Declension of aflaston
singular plural
nominative aflaston aflastony
genitive aflastonu aflastonów
dative aflastonowi aflastonom
accusative aflaston aflastony
instrumental aflastonem aflastonami
locative aflastonie aflastonach
vocative aflastonie aflastony

References

  1. ^ Homer (Stanisław Mleczko) (1894) Iliada, Przełożył i Objaśnił‎[1], page 305
  2. ^ aflaston in Narodowy Fotokorpus Języka Polskiego

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