Karyatide

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German

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 Karyatide on German Wikipedia
Karyatiden in Wien (Palais Pallavicini)

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες (Karuátides), plural of Καρυᾶτις (Karuâtis, a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shafts).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [kaʁyaˈtiːdə]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ka‧ry‧a‧ti‧de

Noun

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Karyatide f (genitive Karyatide, plural Karyatiden)

  1. caryatid

Declension

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Further reading

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  • Karyatide” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Karyatide” in Duden online
  • Karyatide” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon