acroterium

English

Alternative forms

• acroterion, acroter

Etymology

From Latin acrōtērium, from Ancient Greek ἀκρωτήριον (akrōtḗrion); related to ἄκρος (ákros, “highest, at the extremity”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌækɹəˈtɪəɹi.əm/

Noun

acroterium (plural acroteria)

An acroterium at the peak of a gable.

1. (architecture) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of a pediment, or upon the gables in Gothic architecture.
2. One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a part roof balustrade.

Translations

small pedestal for a statue or ornament

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} قُذْفَة ? (quḏfa)
• Finnish: akroterion (fi)
• French: acrotère (fr) m
• Irish: acraitéiriam m
• Italian: acroterio (it) m
• Latvian: akrotērijs m
• Polish: akroterion (pl) m, akroterium (pl) n, naszczytnik m
• Portuguese: acrotério m