Definition
Plural of acroterion; multiple ornamental pedestals or structures placed at the peaks of a building or roof.
Etymology
Greek plural form of 'acroterion,' following the pattern of Greek neuter nouns ending in '-ion.'
Kelly Says
Walking around a classical Greek temple and spotting acroterteria all along the roofline gives you a sense of how much ancient architects cared about crowning their creations—each one a tiny masterpiece at the clouds!
Translations
AFAfrikaans
akrotierteria
AMአማርኛ
አክሮቴሪያ
ak-ro-te-ri-ya
ARالعربية
أَكْرُوتِرِيَّة
ak-roo-te-ri-ya
BGБългарски
акротертериите
BNবাংলা
অ্যাক্রোটেরিয়া
ak-ro-te-ri-ya
CACatalà
acroteris
ak-ro-te-ris
CSČeština
acroterie
ak-ro-te-rie
DADansk
acroterier
ak-ro-te-ri-er
DEDeutsch
Acroterien
ak-ro-te-ri-en
ELΕλληνικά
ακροτέρια
ak-ro-te-ri-a
ESEspañol
acroterias
ak-ro-te-ree-as
FAفارسی
اکروتره
ak-ro-te-re
FISuomi
acroteriat
ak-ro-te-ri-at
FRFrançais
acroteries
ak-ro-te-ree
GUGU
અક્રોતરીયા
ak-ro-te-ri-ya
HAHA
acroterias
ak-ro-te-ri-as
HEעברית
אקרוטריית
ak-ro-te-ri-it
HIहिन्दी
अक्रोतेरिया
ak-ro-te-ri-ya
HRHrvatski
akrotijerteria
HUMagyar
acroterium
ak-ro-te-ri-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
acroterias
ak-ro-te-ri-as
IGIG
acroterias
ak-ro-te-ri-as
ITItaliano
acroterie
ak-ro-te-ree
JA日本語
アクロテリア
akuro-te-ria
KMKM
អាក្រូទេរី
a-kro-te-ri
KO한국어
악로테리아
ak-ro-te-ri-a
LTLietuvių
akrotierterijos
LVLatviešu
akrotierterijas
MRMR
अक्रोतेरिया
ak-ro-te-ri-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
acroterias
ak-ro-te-ri-as
MYမြန်မာ
အကြိုတေးရီးယ
a-k-ro-te-ri-ye
NLNederlands
acroterien
ak-ro-te-re-en
NONorsk
acroterier
ak-ro-te-ri-er
PAPA
ਅਕਰੋਟੇਰੀਆ
ak-ro-te-ri-ya
PLPolski
acroterie
ak-ro-te-rie
PTPortuguês
acroterias
ak-ro-te-ree-as
RORomână
acroterii
ak-ro-te-rii
RUРусский
акротеррии
ak-ro-te-rii
SKSlovenčina
akrotierterie
SLSlovenščina
akrotierterija
SVSvenska
acroterier
ak-ro-te-ri-er
SWKiswahili
acroterias
ak-ro-te-ri-as
TAதமிழ்
ஆக்கிரோதெரியா
aa-kro-te-ri-ya
TEతెలుగు
అక్రోటేరియ
ak-ro-te-ri-ya
THไทย
แอคโครเทอเรีย
aek-kro-te-ri-ya
TLTL
acroterias
ak-ro-te-ri-as
TRTürkçe
acroterium
ak-ro-te-ri-um
UKУкраїнська
акротерії
ak-ro-te-rii
URاردو
اکروٹیریا
ak-ro-te-ri-ya
VITiếng Việt
acroterias
ak-ro-te-ri-as
YOYO
acroterias
ak-ro-te-ri-as
ZH中文
acroterias
ā-kē-lǔ-tè-yī-yà
ZUZU
acroterias
ak-ro-te-ri-as