polyptych

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek πολύπτυχος (polúptukhos, “with many folds”), from πολύς (polús, “many”) + πτυχή (ptukhḗ, “a fold”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɒlɪptɪk/

Noun

polyptych (plural polyptyches)

1. (art) a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together, often with hinges

Hyponyms

• diptych
• triptych

Translations

a work consisting of multiple painted or carved panels joined together

• Breton: liestaolenn
• Esperanto: poliptiko
• French: polyptyque (fr)
• German: Polyptychon
• Italian: polittico (it) m
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• Maori: kāhui takitini
• Polish: poliptyk (pl) m
• Portuguese: políptico (pt) m
• Russian: полиптих (ru) (полиптих)
• Spanish: políptico