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noun · masculinesecond declension

amphiprostȳlos

amphiprostȳlos m (genitive amphiprostȳlī)
Classical[am.pʰɪ.prɔsˈtyː.ɫɔs]Ecclesiastical[am.fi.prosˈtiː.los]

Meaning

  1. a temple with pillars at each end, but not at the side

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeamphiprostȳlosamphiprostȳlī
amphiprostȳloe
genitiveamphiprostȳlīamphiprostȳlōrum
dativeamphiprostȳlōamphiprostȳlīs
accusativeamphiprostȳlon
amphiprostȳlum		amphiprostȳlōs
ablativeamphiprostȳlōamphiprostȳlīs
vocativeamphiprostȳleamphiprostȳlī
amphiprostȳloe

amphĭprostȳlos, i, m., = ἀμφιπρόστυλος (with pillars before and behind),
I. a temple which had pillars in front and rear, but not at the sides, Vitr. 3, 1.

Origins

From Ancient Greek ἀμφι- (amphi-, “on both sides”) + πρόστῡλον (próstūlon, “portico”), neuter substantivization of πρόστῡλος (próstūlos, “with pillars in front”).

Descendants
  • Catalanamfipròstil
  • Englishamphiprostyle
  • Frenchamphiprostyle
  • GermanAmphiprostylos
  • Italiananfiprostilo
  • Portugueseanfipróstilo
  • Spanishanfipróstilo
  • Greekαμφιπρόστυλος
  • Macedonianамфипростил
  • Russianамфипро́стиль

In English words that came into English from amphiprostȳlos

  • amphiprostyleamphiprostȳlos

Quick answers

What does amphiprostȳlos mean in Latin?
amphiprostȳlos, a noun, means “a temple with pillars at each end, but not at the side”.
What is the genitive of amphiprostȳlos?
The genitive singular is amphiprostȳlī. amphiprostȳlos is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce amphiprostȳlos?
In classical Latin, [am.pʰɪ.prɔsˈtyː.ɫɔs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [am.fi.prosˈtiː.los].