frontespis

Swedish

frontespis [1]

frontespis [2] och titelsida

Etymology

From Middle Latin frontispicium, cognate with English and French frontispiece.

Noun

frontespis

1. (architecture) a frontispiece; a building's main facade or a central, upper part of a main facade
2. (typography) a frontispiece; an illustration plate next to the title page of a book

Declension

Declension of frontespis
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	frontespis	frontespisen	frontespiser	frontespiserna
Genitive	frontespis	frontespisens	frontespisers	frontespisernas

Synonyms

• fasad, praktfasad
• titelgravyr, titelplansch, titelvinjett, vinjettbild, vinjettplansch

Related terms

• frontespisfönster

References

• frontespis in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• frontespis in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)