icoon

Meaning

1. (feminine) an icon (religious image of a saint)
2. (feminine) an icon (small picture)

Concepts

icon

idol

ikon

image

pictogram

pictograph

picture

statue

symbol

figure

sacred image

Synonyms

pictogram

idool

icon

Translations

icona

ícono

icono

ícone

icône

εικόνα

Ikone

icona

εικόνισμα

icon

εικονίδιο

είδωλο

ίνδαλμα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/iˈkoːn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: īcōn

In summary

Borrowed from Latin īcōn, from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”). Eastern Orthodox Church sense is attested from 1833. Computing sense first recorded in 1982.