Definition
Plural of colophon; inscriptions or publishing information placed at the end of a book or manuscript, often stating the printer's name and date.
Etymology
From Greek kolophon meaning summit or finishing touch, via Latin. The word evolved to mean the final inscription that completed a book.
Kelly Says
Medieval scribes used colophons like ancient signatures—they'd write their name, the date, even complaints about how their fingers hurt from copying—giving us a time machine into medieval life!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኮሎፎኖች
ko-lo-fo-nochi
ARالعربية
كولوفونات
ku-lu-fo-nat
BNবাংলা
কোলোফোনস
ko-lo-fo-ns
CACatalà
colofons
koh-loh-fon
CSČeština
colophons
koh-loh-fon
DADansk
colophons
koh-loh-fon
DEDeutsch
Colophons
koh-loh-fonz
ELΕλληνικά
κολοφώνια
koh-lo-foh-nee-a
ESEspañol
colofonos
koh-loh-foh-nos
FAفارسی
colophons
koh-loh-fon
FISuomi
colophons
koh-loh-fon
FRFrançais
colophons
koh-loh-fon
GUGU
કોલોફોનસ
ko-lo-fohns
HAHA
colophons
koh-loh-fon
HEעברית
קולופונים
ko-lo-fo-non
HIहिन्दी
कोलोफोन्स
koh-loh-fohns
HUMagyar
colophons
koh-loh-fon
IDBahasa Indonesia
colophons
koh-loh-fon
IGIG
colophons
koh-loh-fon
ITItaliano
colophons
koh-loh-fon
JA日本語
colophons
korofonozu
KKKK
colophons
koh-loh-fon
KMKM
colophons
koh-loh-fon
MRMR
कोलोफोन्स
koh-loh-fohns
MSBahasa Melayu
colophons
koh-loh-fon
MYမြန်မာ
kolophons
koh-loh-fon
NLNederlands
colophons
koh-loh-fon
NONorsk
colophons
koh-loh-fon
PAPA
ਕੋਲੋਫੋਨਸ
ko-loh-fohns
PLPolski
colophons
koh-loh-fon
PTPortuguês
colofones
koh-loh-foh-nes
RORomână
colophons
koh-loh-fon
RUРусский
колофоны
kolofony
SVSvenska
colophons
koh-loh-fon
SWKiswahili
colophons
koh-loh-fon
TAதமிழ்
கொலோபோன்கள்
ko-lo-po-n-kal
TEతెలుగు
కొలోఫోనాలు
ko-lo-fo-naalu
THไทย
โคโลโฟน
koh-loh-fon
TLTL
colophons
koh-loh-fon
TRTürkçe
colophons
koh-loh-fon
UKУкраїнська
колофони
kolofoni
VITiếng Việt
colophons
koh-loh-fon
YOYO
colophons
koh-loh-fon
ZH中文
colophons
shù zhī suān yán
ZUZU
colophons
koh-loh-fon