bustrofedon

== Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bus.trɔˈfɛ.dɔn/ Rhymes: -ɛdɔn Syllabification: bus‧tro‧fe‧don === Noun === bustrofedon m inan (related adjective bustrofedoniczny) (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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === bustrofedon in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French boustrophédon, from Ancient Greek βουστροφηδόν (boustrophēdón). === Noun === bustrofedon n (uncountable) (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 ==== == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bustɾoˈfedon/ [bus.t̪ɾoˈfe.ð̞õn] Rhymes: -edon Syllabification: bus‧tro‧fe‧don === Noun === bustrofedon m (uncountable) alternative form of bustrófedon === Further reading === “bustrofedon”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025