monopteros

monopteros |məˈnɒptərɒs | ▶noun a classical temple consisting of a single circle of columns supporting a roof. DERIVATIVES monopteral adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from medieval Latin (adjective used as a noun ), from Greek monos ‘single ’ + pteron ‘wing ’.

monopteros

monopteros |məˈnɒptərɒs | ▶noun a classical temple consisting of a single circle of columns supporting a roof. DERIVATIVES monopteral adjective ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from medieval Latin (adjective used as a noun ), from Greek monos ‘single ’ + pteron ‘wing ’.

Monopteros

Mo no p te ros, Mo nop te ros Substantiv, maskulin , der |Mon o pteros |der Monopteros; Genitiv: des Monopteros, Plural: die Monopteren griechisch monópteros = mit einer Säulenreihe, eigentlich = einflügelig, zu: ptéryx = Flügel von einer Säulenreihe umgebener, kleiner, runder Tempel der Antike