Telamon

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See also: telamon and telamón

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τελαμών (Telamṓn, literally “the bearer”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Telamon

  1. (Greek mythology) Father of Ajax, brother of Peleus.

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Anagrams

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Τελαμών (Telamṓn).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Telamōn m sg (genitive Telamōnis); third declension

  1. (Greek mythology) Telamon, father of Ajax
Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Telamōn
genitive Telamōnis
dative Telamōnī
accusative Telamōnem
ablative Telamōne
vocative Telamōn
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Telamōn m sg (genitive Telamōnis); third declension

  1. A city in Etruria, near the mouth of the river Umbro, now Talamone
Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Telamōn
genitive Telamōnis
dative Telamōnī
accusative Telamōnem
ablative Telamōne
vocative Telamōn
locative Telamōnī
Telamōne

References

  • “Telamon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Telamo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Telamon”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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