PROPYLAEUM

Prop `y *læ "um, n.; pl. Propylæa. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Anc. Classical Arch. )

propyla

prop y la |ˈpräpələ ˈprɑpələ | plural form of propylon.

propylaeum

prop y lae um |ˌpräpəˈlēəm, ˌprō -ˌprɑpəˈliəm | ▶noun ( pl. propylaea |-ˈlēə | ) the structure forming the entrance to a temple. • (the Propylaeum ) the entrance to the Acropolis at Athens. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek propulaion, neuter (used as a noun ) of propulaios ‘before the gate, ’ from pro ‘before ’ + pulē ‘gate. ’

propyla

pro |pyla plural form of propylon.

propylaeum

propylaeum |ˌprɒpɪˈliːəm | ▶noun ( pl. propylaea |-ˈliːə | ) Architecture the structure forming the entrance to a temple. • (the Propylaeum ) the entrance to the Acropolis at Athens. ORIGIN via Latin from Greek propulaion, neuter (used as a noun ) of propulaios ‘before the gate ’, from pro ‘before ’ + pulē ‘gate ’.

Propyläen

Pro py lä en Pluralwort Architektur , die |Propyl ä en |Pluraletantum lateinisch propylaea < griechisch propýlaia = Vorhof, Vorbau, aus: pró = vor und pýlē = Tor, Pforte (in der Antike ) meist als offene Säulenhalle ausgebildete Vorhalle (besonders eines Tempels )