Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
apotropaico
English translation:
apotropaic
Added to glossary by
peterinmadrid
Jun 8, 2007 11:54
16 yrs ago
Spanish term
apotropaico
Spanish to English
Tech/Engineering
Archaeology
Excavation of tombs in Southern Spain
A su vez, la palma como símbolo de la Victoria acentúa esta idea y confiere al anillo un claro carácter apotropaico. Este tipo de joyas estaba muy extendido en todos los grupos sociales del Imperio.
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4 +4 | apotropaic | Dolores Vázquez |
5 | apotropaic | Alessandro Zocchi |
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apotropaic
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Alessandro Zocchi
: think we crossed, Dolores! um bom dia. Ale
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Thanks.
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agree |
Fabio Descalzi
4 mins
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Thanks.
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agree |
cristina estanislau
9 mins
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Thanks.
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agree |
Jim Tucker (X)
: yes this is used
32 mins
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Thanks.
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R. Alex Jenkins
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Thanks.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks again, Dolores."
5 mins
apotropaic
this means that it is a device which keeps the evil far from the user. Greek ethymology: apotròpaios < apo (someone) + trépein (to keep far).
Um bom dia
Ale
Um bom dia
Ale
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Jim Tucker (X)
: apo = "away" ; "trepein" = "turn" // it's wrong. (and that should be "sub voce")
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Thanks: I just translated it from my Italian ethymological dictionary Cortelazzo - Zolli, Zanichelli, 1999. Sub voce "apotropaico" (Zan 1999:115)
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