Metope
German, noun[meˈtoːpə]
Metope is a German feminine noun meaning “metope (architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein Feld zwischen zwei Triglyphen am griechischen Tempelfries, das häufig mit ornamentalem oder figürlichem…”.
What does Metope mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininemetope (architectural element between two triglyphs in a Doric frieze)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ein Feld zwischen zwei Triglyphen am griechischen Tempelfries, das häufig mit ornamentalem oder figürlichem Schmuck besetzt ist
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Metope
- Metopen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Metope?
- [meˈtoːpə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Metope
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Metope in German?
Metope appears about once in every 58 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).