karyatide

Norwegian Bokmål

Replicas of the Caryatids on the southern side of the Erectheum.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καρυᾶτις (Karuâtis, “a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shafts”), from Καρυατίζω (Karuatízō, “dance the Karyatid festival dance”) from Καρύαι (Karúai, “a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a festival”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karʏaˈtiːdə/

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• Rhymes: -iːdə
• Hyphenation: ka‧ry‧a‧ti‧de

Noun

karyatide m (definite singular karyatiden, indefinite plural karyatider, definite plural karyatidene)

1. (architecture, art) a caryatid (a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head)
   • 1999, Elsbeth Wessel, Wien, page 242:

     Musikvereins gyldne sal med sine karyatider [er] det hellige sted i byens musikkliv

     Musikverein's golden hall with its caryatids [is] the sacred place in the city's musical life

   • 1916, tonsberg.kommune.no:

     billedhuggeren Wilhelm Rasmussen … lot utsmykke [museumsfasaden] med 12 karyatider i larvikitt

     the sculptor Wilhelm Rasmussen… had the [museum facade] decorated with 12 caryatids in larvikite

See also

• atlant (“telamon”)

References

• “karyatide” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “karyatide” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “karyatide” in Store norske leksikon