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Bustrophedon
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See also: bustrophedon
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
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
Noun
Bustrophedon n (strong, genitive Bustrophedons, no plural)
- (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]
Further reading
- “Bustrophedon” in Duden online
- “Bustrophedon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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