zoophorus
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin zōophorus, from Ancient Greek ζωοφόρος (zōophóros).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /zəʊˈɒf.əɹ.əs/
Noun
zoophorus (plural zoophori)
- (architecture) The frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals.
Derived terms
Latin
Alternative forms
- zōophoros, zōphorus
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζωοφόρος (zōophóros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [zoːˈɔ.pʰɔ.rʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪͡z̪oˈɔː.fo.rus]
Noun
zōophorus m (genitive zōophorī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | zōophorus | zōophorī |
| genitive | zōophorī | zōophorōrum |
| dative | zōophorō | zōophorīs |
| accusative | zōophorum | zōophorōs |
| ablative | zōophorō | zōophorīs |
| vocative | zōophore | zōophorī |
Descendants
Further reading
- “zoophorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- zoophorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- zoophorus in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016