koplytstulpis

English translation: a wayside (roadside) shrine

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Lithuanian term or phrase:koplytstulpis
English translation:a wayside (roadside) shrine
Entered by: Rasa Racevičiūtė

05:29 Apr 19, 2004
Lithuanian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Lithuanian term or phrase: koplytstulpis
koplytstulpis
Rasa Racevičiūtė
Local time: 07:06
a wayside shrine
Explanation:
... 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+.
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diana bb
Lithuania
Local time: 13:06
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5 +3a wayside shrine
diana bb
4 +1roadside shrine
Daniel Sax


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
roadside shrine


Explanation:
can also mean: folk sculpture

Daniel Sax
Local time: 12:06
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yuri Smirnov
2 hrs

neutral  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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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
a wayside shrine


Explanation:
... 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+.


    Reference: http://user.ksni.net/~uuquincy/talks/enchant.htm
diana bb
Lithuania
Local time: 13:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Lithuanian
PRO pts in category: 5

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yuri Smirnov
15 mins
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agree  Irena Gintilas
3 hrs
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agree  Rasa Didžiulienė: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wayside_shrine
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