Karyatide

German

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
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