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)

A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.

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

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

Anagrams

Almonte, Lamonte, lomenta, omental

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