Adamastor

Latin

Noun

Adamastor m

Alternative form of Damastor

References

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

Portuguese

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Adamastor (mitologia)

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Adamastor

Etymology

From Latin Adamastor, 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]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.dɐ.mɐʃˈto.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðɐ.mɐʃˈto.ɾi]

Hyphenation: A‧da‧mas‧tor

Proper noun

Adamastor m

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

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

[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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