Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.la.moːn/, [ˈtɛ.ɫa.moːn]

Proper noun

Telamōn m ‎(genitive Telamōnis); third declension

1. (mythology) Telamon, father of Ajax

Declension

Third declension.

Derived terms

• Telamōnius

Etymology 2

Possibly from Etruscan.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈte.la.moːn/, [ˈtɛ.ɫa.moːn]

Proper noun

Telamōn m ‎(genitive Telamōnis); third declension

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

Declension

Third declension.

References

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

English

two telamons or telamones

Noun

telamon ‎(plural telamons or telamones)

1. A figure of a man (often Atlas) used as a pillar for support.

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