Dionysus
English
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Dionysus
Alternative forms
- Dionysos
Etymology
Via Latin Dionȳsus, from Ancient Greek Διόνῡσος (Diónūsos).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /daɪəˈnaɪsəs/, /daɪəˈnaɪsɪs/
Audio (UK) (file)
Proper noun
Dionysus
- (Greek mythology) The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".
- What the flip does that have anything to do with Dionysos, heckler?
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- All hail slain and risen God / All hail Dionysus / Come blessed Dionysus, various nam'd, bull-fac'd / Begot from the thunder, Bacchus fam'd
Derived terms
- Dionysiac
Translations
Greek god of wine
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See also
- Bacchus
- (Greek mythology Olympian gods) god; Apollo, Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hades, Hephaestus, Hera, Hestia, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus
Further reading
Dionysus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Latin
Etymology
Ancient Greek Διόνῡσος (Diónūsos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /di.oˈnyː.sus/, [d̪iɔˈnyːs̠ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /di.oˈni.sus/, [d̪ioˈniːs̬us]
Proper noun
Dionȳsus m sg (genitive Dionȳsī); second declension
- (Greek mythology) Dionysus, a Greek god.
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Dionȳsus |
Genitive | Dionȳsī |
Dative | Dionȳsō |
Accusative | Dionȳsum |
Ablative | Dionȳsō |
Vocative | Dionȳse |
Derived terms
- Dionȳsia (given name)
- Dionȳsius (given name)