ksoanon

Polish
ksoanon

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξόανον (xóanon).[1][2] First attested in 1912.[3]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ksɔˈa.nɔn/
  • Rhymes: -anɔn
  • Syllabification: kso‧a‧non

Noun

ksoanon m inan

  1. (historical) xoanon (a wooden statue used as a cult image in Ancient Greece)

Declension
Declension of ksoanon
singular plural
nominative ksoanon ksoanony
genitive ksoanonu ksoanonów
dative ksoanonowi ksoanonom
accusative ksoanon ksoanony
instrumental ksoanonem ksoanonami
locative ksoanonie ksoanonach
vocative ksoanonie ksoanony

References
  1. Mirosław Bańko, Lidia Wiśniakowska (2021) “ksoanon”, in Wielki słownik wyrazów obcych, →ISBN
  2. Stanisław Dubisz, editor (2003), “ksoanon”, in Uniwersalny słownik języka polskiego [Universal dictionary of the Polish language]‎ (in Polish), volumes 1-4, Warsaw: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN SA, →ISBN
  3. Karol Hadaczek (1912) Rzeźby architektoniczne Partenonu : (ustęp z monografii o Fidyaszu) (in Polish), page 178

Further reading
  • ksoanon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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