Dionysia
See also: dionysia
English
Noun
Dionysia (plural Dionysia)
- (historical) Any of the ancient festivals held in honour of the Olympian god Dionysus, and corresponding to the Roman Bacchanalia.
- The greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of tragedies and comedies.
Latin
Proper noun
Dionysia f (genitive Dionysiae); first declension
- A female given name equivalent to Denise.
Declension
First declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Dionysia | Dionysiae |
Genitive | Dionysiae | Dionysiārum |
Dative | Dionysiae | Dionysiīs |
Accusative | Dionysiam | Dionysiās |
Ablative | Dionysiā | Dionysiīs |
Vocative | Dionysia | Dionysiae |
Descendants
- → Italian: Dionisia
- → Middle English: Dionysia
- ⇒ Middle English: Dye (diminutive)
- ⇒ Middle English: Diot (diminutive)
- ⇒ English: Dwight (surname; transferred to given name)
- ⇒ English: Dyson, Tyson (surname)
- ⇒ Middle English: Diot (diminutive)
- ⇒ Middle English: Dye (diminutive)
- → Portuguese: Dionísia
- → Spanish: Dionisia
References
- Dionysia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Dionysia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Dionysia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette