thiasus
English
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek θίασος (thíasos).
Noun
thiasus (plural thiasi)
- (historical, Ancient Greece) A group of singers and dancers assembled to celebrate the festival of one of the gods.
Related terms
- thiasarch
- thiasote
Anagrams
- shiatsu
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
- 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