telamon

See also: Telamon and telamón

English

two telamons or telamones

Etymology

From Latin telamon, from Ancient Greek τελαμών (telamṓn, “pillar shaped as a male figure, strap used for carrying”).

Noun

telamon (plural telamons or telamones)

1. A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support. [from early 17th c.]

Translations

male figure as pillar

• Catalan: telamó (ca) m, atlant m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 男像柱 (nánxiàngzhù)

• French: atlante (fr) m, télamon (fr) m, cariatide (fr) f
• German: Telamon m, Atlant (de) m, Atlas (de) m
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• Italian: telamone (it) m
• Japanese: テラモーン (teramōn)
• Russian: атла́нт (ru) m (atlánt), теламо́н (ru) m (tɛlamón)
• Spanish: telamón m, atlante m

Related terms

• Telamon

Anagrams

• Almonte, Lamonte, lomenta, omental