frontyspis

Polish

frontyspis

Alternative forms

• frontispis

Etymology

Borrowed from French frontispice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /frɔnˈtɘs.pis/
• Rhymes: -ɘspis
• Syllabification: fron‧tys‧pis

Noun

frontyspis m inan

1. (printing, publishing) headpiece (decorative page heading used at the start of volumes or chapters)
2. (publishing) frontispiece (illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine)
3. (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