Frontispiz

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin frontispicium, possibly influenced by French frontispice.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fʁɔntiˈspiːt͡s]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Fron‧ti‧s‧piz

Noun

Frontispiz n (strong, genitive Frontispizes, plural Frontispize)

1. (publishing) frontispiece

   Synonym: Bildertitel

2. (architecture) frontispiece, a small ornamental pediment

   Synonyms: Giebeldreieck, Giebelfeld, Fronton

Declension

Declension of Frontispiz [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Frontispiz	die	Frontispize
genitive	eines	des	Frontispizes	der	Frontispize
dative	einem	dem	Frontispiz, Frontispize1	den	Frontispizen
accusative	ein	das	Frontispiz	die	Frontispize

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Frontispiz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Frontispiz” in Duden online