aflaston

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Polish

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aflaston (1.1)
aflaston (1.1)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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aflaston m inan

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

Declension

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References

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

Further reading

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