Adamastor

See also: adamastor

Latin

Noun

Adamastor m

Alternative form of Damastor

References

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

Portuguese

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

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