ΠΕΡΙΠΤΕΡΟΣ, περιπτερος
PERIPTEROS, peripteros
Sounds Like: peh-RIP-teh-ros
Translations: peripteral, winged all around, having columns all around
From the root: ΠΕΡΙΠΤΕΡΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word is a compound adjective, meaning 'peripteral' or 'winged all around'. It is primarily used in architecture to describe a building (especially a temple) that has a colonnade (a row of columns) on all four sides. It can also literally mean 'having wings all around', though its architectural sense is more common.
Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine
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From the same root
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- ΠΕΡΙΠΤΕΡΑ — peripteral building, a peripteral building, temple, a temple
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