Pindar

Pindar

See also: pindar

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Πίνδαρος (Píndaros).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪndə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪndɚ/

Proper noun

Pindar

1. (ca. 522–443 BC) A great Ancient Greek lyric poet from Thebes
   • 1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, Greece, page 145:

     True,—we can glow at Homer's lay,
     enraptured hang o'er Pindar's lyre,
     Start at thy pencil's deathless ray,
     Thy breathing marble's force admire,...

Derived terms

• Pindaresque
• Pindarian
• Pindaric
• Pindarism
• Pindarist
• Pindaresque

Translations

poet

Armenian: Պինդարոս (Pindaros) Old Armenian: Պինդարոս (Pindaros) Chinese: Mandarin: 品達／品达 (zh) (Pǐndá) Greek: Ancient: Πίνδαρος (Píndaros) Italian: Pindaro m Latin: Pindarus Russian: Пи́ндар m (Píndar) Spanish: Píndaro

Further reading

• Pindar at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• Pinard