Laestrygonian

English

Alternative forms

• Læstrygonian (archaic)
• Lestrygonian, Lestrigonian

Etymology

From Laestrygon [from Latin Laestrȳgōn, from Ancient Greek Λαιστρῡ́γων (Laistrū́gōn)] +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌlɛstɹɪˈɡəʊni.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌlɛstɹɪˈɡoʊni.ən/
• Rhymes: -əʊniən
• Hyphenation: Laes‧try‧gon‧i‧an
• AHD: /lēĕ?strīgōnēŏn/

Noun

Laestrygonian (plural Laestrygonians)

1. (Greek mythology) A member of a mythical Greek tribe of man-eating giants.

   Synonym: Laestrygon

   • 1900, (translated by) George Herbert Palmer, The Odyssey of Homer, Houghton, Mifflin and Company

     Before town they met a maiden drawing water, the stately daughter of the Laestrygonian Antiphades.

Translations

member of a mythical Greek tribe

• French: Lestrygon (fr) m
• German: Laistrygon m, Lästrygon m
• Greek: Λαιστρυγόνας (el) m (Laistrygónas)
• Italian: Lestrigone m
• Latin: Laestrȳgōn m
• Polish: Lajstrygon (pl) m
• Russian: лестриго́н (ru) m (lestrigón)

Adjective

Laestrygonian (not comparable)

1. (Greek mythology) Of or relating to that tribe.

Translations

of or relating to the Laestrygons

• French: lestrygonien
• German: laistrygonisch, lästrygonisch
• Latin: Laestrȳgonius
• Russian: лестриго́нский (lestrigónskij)

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