thiasus
English edit
Etymology edit
From Latin, from Ancient Greek θίασος (thíasos).
Noun edit
thiasus (plural thiasi)
- (historical, Ancient Greece) A group of singers and dancers assembled to celebrate the festival of one of the gods.
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Anagrams edit
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Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek θῐ́ᾰσος (thíasos).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʰi.a.sus/, [ˈt̪ʰiäs̠ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈti.a.sus/, [ˈt̪iːäs̬us]
Noun edit
thiasus m (genitive thiasī); second declension
- A group of singers and dancers assembled to celebrate the festival of one of the gods, especially Bacchus
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | thiasus | thiasī |
| Genitive | thiasī | thiasōrum |
| Dative | thiasō | thiasīs |
| Accusative | thiasum | thiasōs |
| Ablative | thiasō | thiasīs |
| Vocative | thiase | thiasī |
References edit
- “thiasus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “thiasus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- thiasus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “thiasus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers