Bustrophedon

See also: bustrophedon

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

PIE word
*gʷṓws

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón, literally “turning like an ox”), in reference to the back-and-forth course traced by boustrophedon text resembling the path taken by an ox ploughing a field.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Bustrophedon n (strong, genitive Bustrophedons, no plural)

  1. (epigraphy) boustrophedon (text written such that its direction alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines; frequently also involving the corresponding alternation of letter directionality using mirrored letters, indicating the direction of the text at any given point)

Declension

Declension of Bustrophedon [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Bustrophedon
genitive eines des Bustrophedons
dative einem dem Bustrophedon
accusative ein das Bustrophedon

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