Terpsichore

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Τερψιχόρη (Terpsikhórē), from τέρψις (térpsis, “enjoyment, delight”) + χορός (khorós, “chorus”), +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˌtəːpˈsɪkəɹi/

Proper noun

Terpsichore

(Greek mythology) The goddess of dance and the dramatic chorus, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne.
(astronomy) 81 Terpsichore, a main belt asteroid.

Translations

Greek mythology: one of the nine muses

Danish: Terpsichore
Greek:
Ancient: Τερψιχόρη f (Terpsikhórē)
Greenlandic: Terpisichore
Hungarian: Terpszikhoré (hu)

Inuktitut: ᑎᕐᑉᓯᑯᕆ (tirpsikuri)
Italian: Tersicore f
Polish: Terpsychora (pl) f
Portuguese: Terpsícore f
Russian: Терпсихо́ра (ru) f (Terpsixóra)

See also

(Greek mythology Muses) Muse; Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe, Melpomene, Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, Urania
terpsichorean

References

“terpsichore” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
“terpsichore” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary, 2001–2019.

Anagrams

cheiropters

Portuguese

Proper noun

Terpsichore f

Obsolete spelling of Terpsícore (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).

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