Bacchus
English
Etymology
From the Latin Bacchus, from the Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).
Proper noun
Bacchus
- (Roman mythology) Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.
Derived terms
- Bacchic
- bacchian
Related terms
- bacchanal
- Bacchanalia
Translations
the Roman god of wine
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈbak.kʰus/, [ˈbak.kʰʊs]
Proper noun
Bacchus m (genitive Bacchī); second declension
- Bacchus
- wine
- the vine
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | Bacchus | Bacchī |
Genitive | Bacchī | Bacchōrum |
Dative | Bacchō | Bacchīs |
Accusative | Bacchum | Bacchōs |
Ablative | Bacchō | Bacchīs |
Vocative | Bacche | Bacchī |
Derived terms
- Bacchānal
- Bacchānālis
- bacchor
Descendants
- English: Bacchus
- Italian: Bacco
- Portuguese: Baco
- Spanish: Baco
References
Bacchus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Bacchus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Bacchus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette