bustrófedon
See also: bustrofedon, bustrofédon, and bustrofèdon
Spanish
Alternative forms
- bustrofedon
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón, “boustrophedon”, literally “a turning like an ox”), from βοῦς (boûs, “ox”) + στροφή (strophḗ, “turn”), because the direction of writing is like that of an ox when turning while plowing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /busˈtɾofedon/ [busˈt̪ɾo.fe.ð̞õn]
- Rhymes: -ofedon
- Syllabification: bus‧tró‧fe‧don
Noun
bustrófedon m (uncountable)
- boustrophedon
Related terms
- estrofa
Further reading
- “bustrófedon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014