zoophorus
English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin zōophorus, from Ancient Greek ζωοφόρος (zōophóros).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /zəʊˈɒf.əɹ.əs/
Noun
zoophorus (plural zoophori)
- (architecture) The frieze of a column, especially one decorated with animals.
Derived terms
- zoophoric
Latin
Alternative forms
- zōophoros, zōphorus
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ζωοφόρος (zōophóros).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /zoːˈo.pʰo.rus/, [d̪͡z̪oːˈɔpʰɔrʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /d͡zoˈo.fo.rus/, [d̪͡z̪oˈɔːforus]
Noun
zōophorus m (genitive zōophorī); second declension
- (architecture) zoophorus
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zōophorus | zōophorī |
| Genitive | zōophorī | zōophorōrum |
| Dative | zōophorō | zōophorīs |
| Accusative | zōophorum | zōophorōs |
| Ablative | zōophorō | zōophorīs |
| Vocative | zōophore | zōophorī |
Descendants
- → English: zoophorus (learned)
- → French: zoophore (learned)
Further reading
- “zoophorus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- zoophorus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- zoophorus in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016