Metope

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin metopa, from Ancient Greek μετόπη (metópē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [meˈtoːpə]

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• Hyphenation: Me‧t‧o‧pe

Noun

Metope f (genitive Metope, plural Metopen)

1. (architecture) metope (architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze)

Declension

Declension of Metope [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Metope	die	Metopen
genitive	einer	der	Metope	der	Metopen
dative	einer	der	Metope	den	Metopen
accusative	eine	die	Metope	die	Metopen

Antonyms

• Triglyphe

Holonyms

• Triglyphenfries, Triglyphon, dorischer Fries

Derived terms

• metopisch

Further reading

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