Adamastor

See also: adamastor

Latin

Noun

Adamastor m

  1. Alternative form of Damastor

References
  • Adamastor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

Portuguese
Adamastor

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), a variant form of Damastor, a mythical giant's name used by Claudius Claudianus and Sidonius Apollinaris, ultimately derived from Greek, likely related to Ancient Greek ἀδάμαστος (adámastos, “indomitable”).[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.da.masˈtoʁ/ [a.da.masˈtoh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.da.masˈtoɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.da.maʃˈtoʁ/ [a.da.maʃˈtoχ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.da.masˈtoɻ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dɐ.mɐʃˈtoɾ/ [ɐ.ðɐ.mɐʃˈtoɾ]

  • Hyphenation: A‧da‧mas‧tor

Proper noun

Adamastor m

  1. a giant famed by Camoens in his epic poem Os Lusíadas, who represents the dangers Portuguese sailors faced when trying to round the Cape of Storms

References
  1. Hilton, John (2009), “Adamastor, Gigantomachies, and the Literature of Exile in Camões' Lusíads”, in Journal of the Australasian Universities Language and Literature Association
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