akrolit

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἄκρολιθος (ákrolithos).[1][2] First attested in 1859.[3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈkrɔ.lit/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔlit
  • Syllabification: a‧kro‧lit

Noun

akrolit m inan

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) acrolith (ancient Greek statue composed of two or more elements, typically one of them being wood)
    Hypernym: posąg

Declension

References

  1. ^ Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “akrolit”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. ^ Witold Doroszewski, editor (1958–1969), “akrolit”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), Warszawa: PWN
  3. ^ Encyklopedyja powszechna. T. 1, (A-Aos).[1], 1859, page 273[2]

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