bustrophedon
See also: Bustrophedon
English
Noun
bustrophedon (countable and uncountable, plural bustrophedons)
- Alternative form of boustrophedon.
Derived terms
- bustrophedic
- bustrophedically
- bustrophedonic
- bustrophedonically
Adjective
bustrophedon (not comparable)
- Alternative form of boustrophedon.
Adverb
bustrophedon (not comparable)
- Alternative form of boustrophedon.
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
Adjective
bustrophedon (strong nominative masculine singular bustrophedoner, not comparable)
- (epigraphy) boustrophedonic (written as a boustrophedon, such that the text directionality alternates on each line, resulting in a continuous stream of characters spanning multiple lines)
- Synonyms: bustrophedisch, bustrophedonisch, (uncommon) bustrophical, bustrophedonal, (rare) bustrophedal
Declension
Positive forms of bustrophedon (uncomparable)
Latin
Etymology
| PIE word |
|---|
| *gʷṓws |
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón, adverb, literally “turning like an ox”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [buːs.trɔˈpʰeː.dɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [bus.troˈfɛː.don]
Adverb
būstrophēdon (not comparable)
- (epigraphy) alternative form of boustrophēdon (“boustrophedonically; as a boustrophedon or in a boustrophedonic manner”).
Further reading
- “bustrophēdon”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- bustrophēdon in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung