anta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "anta"

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anta (architecture)

Wikipedia

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin antae (“pilasters”), with a back-formed singular form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæn.tə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æntə

Noun

anta (plural antae or antas)

1. (architecture) A kind of pier that terminates the walls of the naos, a kind of post or pillar on either side of a doorway or entrance of a Greek temple.

Related terms

• in antis

Translations

Translations

Polish: anta (pl) f Portuguese: anta (pt) f

References

• “anta”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Nata, naat, NAAT, anat., AANT, taan, Anat, Tana, tana, Taan

Akkadian

Pronoun

anta

1. Eblaite form of atta

Cuneiform spellings

Phonetic
𒀭𒁕 (an-da)