metopion
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek μέτωπον (métōpon, “forehead”) + -ion.
Noun
metopion
- (anatomy) A craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences.
Related terms
Latin
Alternative forms
- metops
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετώπιον (metṓpion).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɛˈtoː.pi.ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [meˈt̪ɔː.pi.on]
Noun
metōpion n (genitive metōpiī); second declension
- gum of an African tree
- Synonym: ammoniacum
- oil of bitter almonds
- kind of ointment made with galbanum
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | metōpion | metōpia |
| genitive | metōpiī | metōpiōrum |
| dative | metōpiō | metōpiīs |
| accusative | metōpion | metōpia |
| ablative | metōpiō | metōpiīs |
| vocative | metōpion | metōpia |
References
- “metopion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- metopion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.