adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
acrolithus
acrolithus (feminine acrolitha, neuter acrolithum)
Classical[aˈkrɔ.lɪ.tʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[aˈkrɔː.li.tus]
Meaning
- adjectivewith extremities consisting of marble, while the rest of the structure consists of wood
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | acrolithus | acrolitha | acrolithum |
| genitive | acrolithī | acrolithae | acrolithī |
| dative | acrolithō | acrolithae | acrolithō |
| accusative | acrolithum | acrolitham | acrolithum |
| ablative | acrolithō | acrolithā | acrolithō |
| vocative | acrolithe | acrolitha | acrolithum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | acrolithī | acrolithae | acrolitha |
| genitive | acrolithōrum | acrolithārum | acrolithōrum |
| dative | acrolithīs | acrolithīs | acrolithīs |
| accusative | acrolithōs | acrolithās | acrolitha |
| ablative | acrolithīs | acrolithīs | acrolithīs |
| vocative | acrolithī | acrolithae | acrolitha |
acrŏlĭthus, a, um, adj., = ἀκρόλιθος (of stone at the extremity): statuae,
I. statues whose extremities only consisted of marble, the remainder of wood, Treb. Poll. XXX. Tyr. c. 32 (in Vitr. 2, 8, 11 written as Greek); cf. Müll. Arch. § 48, 1; Winckelm. Hist. Art. 1, 2, 17.
Origins
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀκρόλιθος (akrólithos).