caryatid

Meaning

A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.

Translations

cariatide

cariatide

cariàtide

cariátide

Karyatide

cariátide

Καρυάτις

caryatide

karyalit

καρυατίδα

Καρυάτιδα

Cariatide

cariatyde

karyatide

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌkɛəɹiˈætɪd/

Etymology

From Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες (Karuátides), plural of 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”).