frontyspis
Polish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from French frontispice.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /frɔnˈtɘs.pis/
- Rhymes: -ɘspis
- Syllabification: fron‧tys‧pis
Noun
frontyspis m inan
- (printing, publishing) headpiece (decorative page heading used at the start of volumes or chapters)
- (publishing) frontispiece (illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine)
- (historical, printing, publishing) frontispiece (in old prints, a decorative title card made with copperplate technique)
Declension
Declension of frontyspis
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | frontyspis | frontyspisy |
| genitive | frontyspisu | frontyspisów |
| dative | frontyspisowi | frontyspisom |
| accusative | frontyspis | frontyspisy |
| instrumental | frontyspisem | frontyspisami |
| locative | frontyspisie | frontyspisach |
| vocative | frontyspisie | frontyspisy |
Further reading
- frontyspis in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- frontyspis in PWN's encyclopedia