anthemion

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀνθέμιον (anthémion), from ἄνθος (ánthos).

Noun

anthemion (plural anthemions or anthemia)

1. An ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.
   • 2008 June 22, Christopher Gray, “Brooklyn’s Stately Esplanade”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Mr. Moore ran copper cresting in the form of anthemion leaves around the top of a bay window on the side of the house, and he put low, curved eyebrow dormers on either side of the third-floor gable.

Translations

ornamental design

• Greek: ανθέμιο (el) n (anthémio)

  Ancient: ἀνθέμιον (anthémion)

• Polish: antemion m, anthemion

Anagrams

• hematinon

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek ανθέμιου (anthémiou).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈtɛ.mjɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmjɔn
• Syllabification: an‧the‧mion

Noun

anthemion m inan

1. (architecture, art) Alternative spelling of antemion

Declension

Declension of anthemion

	singular
nominative	anthemion
genitive	anthemionu
dative	anthemionowi
accusative	anthemion
instrumental	anthemionem
locative	anthemionie
vocative	anthemionie

Further reading

• anthemion in Polish dictionaries at PWN