peripter
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From peri- + Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
Noun
[edit]peripter (plural peripters) (architecture)
- (rare) In classical architecture, a building surrounded by a single row of columns.
- An encompassing single row of columns.
Related terms
[edit]Romanian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek περίπτερος (perípteros) or French périptère.
Noun
[edit]peripter n (plural periptere)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | peripter | peripterul | periptere | peripterele | |
| genitive-dative | peripter | peripterului | periptere | peripterelor | |
| vocative | peripterule | peripterelor | |||
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