antefix

English

Etymology

From Latin antefixa, from past participle of antefigo (“to fasten in front of”)

Noun

antefix (plural antefixes)

1. (architecture) The vertical blocks which terminate the covering tiles of the roof of a Roman, Etruscan, or Greek temple.
2. (architecture) Any decoration serving to cover the ends of roofing tiles.

Translations

vertical block

• Catalan: antefixa f
• Finnish: antefiksi
• Greek: ακροκέραμο (el) n (akrokéramo)

• Portuguese: antefixa f
• Russian: антефи́кс (ru) m (antɛfíks)