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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛləməʊn/, /ˈtɛləmən/

Noun

telamon (plural telamons or telamones)

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

Related terms

• Telamon

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)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: atlant m

• Polish: telamon m, atlant (pl) m, atlas (pl) m
• Russian: атла́нт (ru) m (atlánt), теламо́н (ru) m (tɛlamón)
• Spanish: telamón m, atlante m

Anagrams

• Almonte, Lamonte, lomenta, omental

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τελαμών (telamṓn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛˈla.mɔn/
• Rhymes: -amɔn
• Syllabification: te‧la‧mon

Noun

telamon m inan

1. (architecture) telamon

   Synonyms: atlant, atlas

Declension

Declension of telamon

	singular	plural
nominative	telamon	telamony
genitive	telamonu	telamonów
dative	telamonowi	telamonom
accusative	telamon	telamony
instrumental	telamonem	telamonami
locative	telamonie	telamonach
vocative	telamonie	telamony

Further reading

• telamon in Polish dictionaries at PWN