ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲟⲥ
Coptic
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editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek Δῐόνῡσος (Diónūsos).
Pronunciation
editIPA(key): (Sahidic) /ˈdiːɔnuːsɔs/
Proper noun
editⲡⲆⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲟⲥ • (pDionusos) m
- (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) Dionysus, Greek god of wine, the vine, theatre, ritual madness, and fertility. Seen in Egypt as a god of immortality. Associated with Osiris and Serapis by Herodotus and in the Greco-Roman period.
Derived terms
edit- ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ (dionusios)