English

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Noun

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antefixa (plural antefixae)

  1. (architecture) Alternative form of antefix

Noun

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antefixa

  1. plural of antefixum

Latin

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Etymology

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Substantive form of antefīxus (fastened in front of).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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antefīxa n pl (genitive antefīxōrum); second declension

  1. antefixes (small ornaments affixed to the roofs and gutters of houses or temples)

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter), plural only.

Case Plural
Nominative antefīxa
Genitive antefīxōrum
Dative antefīxīs
Accusative antefīxa
Ablative antefīxīs
Vocative antefīxa

References

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  • antefixa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • antefixa”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: an‧te‧fi‧xa

Noun

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antefixa f (plural antefixas)

  1. (architecture) antefix (vertical block which terminates the covering tiles of the roof of a classical temple)