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Glossary entry

español term or phrase:

apotropaico

inglés translation:

apotropaic

Added to glossary by peterinmadrid
Jun 8, 2007 11:54
16 yrs ago
español term

apotropaico

español al inglés Técnico/Ingeniería Arqueología 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.
Proposed translations (inglés)
4 +4 apotropaic
5 apotropaic

Discussion

Rachel Fell Jun 8, 2007:
Think I might add an explanation that it means warding off evil.

Proposed translations

+4
4 minutos
Selected

apotropaic

OK
Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apotrope

Peer comment(s):
neutral Alessandro Zocchi : think we crossed, Dolores! um bom dia. Ale
2 minutos
Thanks.
agree Fabio Descalzi
4 minutos
Thanks.
agree cristina estanislau
9 minutos
Thanks.
agree Jim Tucker (X) : yes this is used
32 minutos
Thanks.
agree R. Alex Jenkins
1 hora
Thanks.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks again, Dolores."
5 minutos

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
Peer comment(s):
neutral Jim Tucker (X) : apo = "away" ; "trepein" = "turn" // it's wrong. (and that should be "sub voce")
31 minutos
Thanks: I just translated it from my Italian ethymological dictionary Cortelazzo - Zolli, Zanichelli, 1999. Sub voce "apotropaico" (Zan 1999:115)
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