Laestrygonian

English

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: Laes‧try‧gon‧i‧an
- IPA^(key): /lɛstɹɪ.ˈɡoʊni.ən/
AHD: /lēĕ?strīgōnēŏn/

Noun

Laestrygonian (plural Laestrygonians)

(Greek mythology) A member of a mythical Greek tribe of man-eating giants.
- 1900, (translated by) George Herbert Palmer, The Odyssey of Homer, Houghton, Mifflin and Company
  Before town they met a maiden drawing water, the stately daughter of the Laestrygonian Antiphades.

Translations

Note: These are translations for the plural noun.

tribe

French: Lestrygon (fr) m
German: Laistrygonen
Greek: Λαιστρυγόνες (el) m pl (Laistrygónes)
Latin: Laestrȳgōniae, Laestrȳgōn
Polish: Lajstrygon (pl)

Adjective

Laestrygonian (not comparable)

(Greek mythology) Of or relating to that tribe.

Anagrams

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