metopion

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μέτωπον (métōpon, “forehead”) + -ion.

Noun

metopion

1. (anatomy) A craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences.

Related terms

• metopial

Latin

Alternative forms

• metops

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μετώπιον (metṓpion).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /meˈtoː.pi.on/, [mɛˈt̪oːpiɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /meˈto.pi.on/, [meˈt̪ɔːpion]

Noun

metōpion n (genitive metōpiī); second declension

1. gum of an African tree

   Synonym: ammoniacum

2. oil of bitter almonds
3. kind of ointment made with galbanum

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	metōpion	metōpia
genitive	metōpiī	metōpiōrum
dative	metōpiō	metōpiīs
accusative	metōpion	metōpia
ablative	metōpiō	metōpiīs
vocative	metōpion	metōpia

References

• “metopion”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• metopion in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.