Adamastor

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Latin

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Noun

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Adamastor m

  1. Alternative form of Damastor

References

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  • Adamastor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

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Adamastor

Etymology

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From Latin Adamastor, a variant form of Damastor, a mythical giant's name used by Claudius Claudianus and Sidonius Apollinaris, ultimately derived from Greek, likely related to Ancient Greek ἀδάμαστος (adámastos, indomitable).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dɐ.mɐʃˈtoɾ/ [ɐ.ðɐ.mɐʃˈtoɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dɐ.mɐʃˈto.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðɐ.mɐʃˈto.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: A‧da‧mas‧tor

Proper noun

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Adamastor m

  1. a giant famed by Camoens in his epic poem Os Lusíadas, who represents the dangers Portuguese sailors faced when trying to round the Cape of Storms

References

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  1. ^ Hilton, John (2009) “Adamastor, Gigantomachies, and the Literature of Exile in Camões' Lusíads”, in Journal of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association