Karyatide

German

Karyatiden in Wien (Palais Pallavicini)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες (Karuátides), plural of Καρυᾶτις (Karuâtis, “a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shafts”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaʁyaˈtiːdə]

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• Hyphenation: Ka‧ry‧a‧ti‧de

Noun

Karyatide f (genitive Karyatide, plural Karyatiden)

1. caryatid

Declension

Declension of Karyatide [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Karyatide	die	Karyatiden
genitive	einer	der	Karyatide	der	Karyatiden
dative	einer	der	Karyatide	den	Karyatiden
accusative	eine	die	Karyatide	die	Karyatiden

Further reading

• “Karyatide” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Karyatide” in Duden online
• “Karyatide” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon