antefix
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English[edit]
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Noun[edit]
antefix (plural antefixes)
- (architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
- (architecture) Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.
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Translations[edit]
vertical block
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French antéfixe.
Noun[edit]
antefix n (plural antefixe)
Declension[edit]
Declension of antefix
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) antefix | antefixul | (niște) antefixe | antefixele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) antefix | antefixului | (unor) antefixe | antefixelor |
| vocative | antefixule | antefixelor | ||