thiasus

English

Etymology

From Latin, from Ancient Greek θίασος (thíasos).

Noun

thiasus (plural thiasi)

  1. (historical, Ancient Greece) A group of singers and dancers assembled to celebrate the festival of one of the gods.

Anagrams

Latin

Alternative forms
  • thyasus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θῐ́ᾰσος (thíasos).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʰi.a.sus/, [ˈtʰi.a.sʊs]

Noun

thiasus m (genitive thiasī); second declension

  1. A group of singers and dancers assembled to celebrate the festival of one of the gods, especially Bacchus

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative thiasus thiasī
Genitive thiasī thiasōrum
Dative thiasō thiasīs
Accusative thiasum thiasōs
Ablative thiasō thiasīs
Vocative thiase thiasī

References
  • 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
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