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Laestrygonian

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌlɛstɹɪˈɡəʊni.ən/
  • General-American: /ˌlɛstɹɪˈɡoʊni.ən/
  • rhymes with -əʊniən

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to that tribe.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Greek, not-comparable

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A member of a mythical Greek tribe of man-eating giants.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Greek

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • 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.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Laestrygon

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Laestrygon [from Latin Laestrȳgōn, from Ancient Greek Λαιστρῡ́γων (Laistrū́gōn)] + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: lestrygonien — of or relating to the Laestrygons
  • German: laistrygonisch — of or relating to the Laestrygons
  • German: lästrygonisch — of or relating to the Laestrygons
  • Latin: Laestrȳgonius — of or relating to the Laestrygons
  • Russian: лестриго́нский (lestrigónskij) — of or relating to the Laestrygons
  • French: Lestrygon — member of a mythical Greek tribe
  • German: Laistrygon — member of a mythical Greek tribe
  • German: Lästrygon — member of a mythical Greek tribe
  • Greek: Λαιστρυγόνας (Laistrygónas) — member of a mythical Greek tribe
  • Italian: Lestrigone — member of a mythical Greek tribe
  • Latin: Laestrȳgōn — member of a mythical Greek tribe
  • Polish: Lajstrygon — member of a mythical Greek tribe
  • Russian: лестриго́н (lestrigón) — member of a mythical Greek tribe