Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Lithuanian term or phrase:
koplytstulpis
English translation:
a wayside (roadside) shrine
Added to glossary by
Rasa Racevičiūtė
Apr 19, 2004 05:29
20 yrs ago
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Lithuanian term
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Native in: Lithuanian 
Works in: English to Lithuanian, Lithuanian to English
koplytstulpis
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Folklore
koplytstulpis
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | a wayside shrine |
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| 4 +1 | roadside shrine |
Daniel Sax
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Proposed translations
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a wayside shrine
... At the turn off the main highway, we stopped to check directions. I
noticed a wayside shrine off to one side and went to look at it. ...
Taip pat žr.:
Danutė Brazytė Bindokienė. Lithuanian Customs and Traditions / Lietuvių papročiai ir tradicijos, p. 89: Pasaulio lietuvių bendruomenė, Chicago, 1989+.
noticed a wayside shrine off to one side and went to look at it. ...
Taip pat žr.:
Danutė Brazytė Bindokienė. Lithuanian Customs and Traditions / Lietuvių papročiai ir tradicijos, p. 89: Pasaulio lietuvių bendruomenė, Chicago, 1989+.
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Daniel Sax
Native in English
Native English, solid local knowledge
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, Hungarian to English, and 1 more.
roadside shrine
can also mean: folk sculpture
Peer comment(s):
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Yuri Smirnov
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Garis (X)
: Koplytstulpis is a roadside pole with a statuette of a saint, carved from wood, on the top of it. I suppose you may call this a shrine, but I would be more inclined to call it a monument.
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