Definition
Plural form of akroterion; the decorative sculptures or ornamental pieces positioned at the peak points of classical buildings.
Etymology
This is the Greek plural form of akroterion, formed by adding the standard Greek plural suffix -a to the singular form.
Kelly Says
Greek builders used the plural akrteria to refer to all the fancy peak decorations on a single building—studying how many akrteria survived tells archaeologists about earthquakes and how temples were destroyed over time.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አክሮቴሪያ
ak-ro-te-ree-a
ARالعربية
أكروتريا
ak-ro-te-ree-a
BNবাংলা
অক্রোটেরিয়া
ok-ro-te-ree-a
CACatalà
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
CSČeština
akrteria
ak-rter-ee-a
DADansk
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
DEDeutsch
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
ELΕλληνικά
ακροτέρια
ak-ro-te-ree-a
ESEspañol
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
FAفارسی
اکروتریا
ak-ro-te-ree-a
FISuomi
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
FRFrançais
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
GUGU
અક્રોટેરિયા
ak-ro-te-ree-a
HAHA
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
HEעברית
אקרוטריא
ak-ro-te-ree-a
HIहिन्दी
अक्रोतेरिया
ak-ro-te-ree-a
HUMagyar
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
IGIG
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
ITItaliano
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
JA日本語
アクロテリア
akuro-te-ree-a
KKKK
ақротерия
ak-ro-te-ree-ya
KMKM
អក្រូតេរីអា
ak-ro-te-ree-a
KO한국어
악로테리아
ak-ro-te-ree-a
MRMR
अक्रोतेरिया
ak-ro-te-ree-a
MSBahasa Melayu
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
MYမြန်မာ
အက်ကရိုတာriel
a-kye-kro-ta-ri-al
NLNederlands
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
NONorsk
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
PAPA
ਅਕਰੋਟੇਰੀਆ
ak-ro-te-ree-a
PLPolski
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
PTPortuguês
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
RORomână
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
RUРусский
акртерия
ak-rter-ee-ya
SVSvenska
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
SWKiswahili
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
TAதமிழ்
அக்ரோடெரியா
ak-ro-te-ree-a
TEతెలుగు
అక్రోటెరియా
ak-ro-te-ree-a
THไทย
แอคโครเทอเรีย
ae-khor-te-ree-a
TLTL
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
TRTürkçe
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
UKУкраїнська
акротерія
ak-ro-te-ree-ya
URاردو
اکروٹریا
ak-ro-te-ree-a
VITiếng Việt
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
YOYO
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a
ZH中文
acroteria
ā-kē-lū-tè-ree-a
ZUZU
akrteria
ak-ro-te-ree-a