θίασος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Formation like θύρσος (thúrsos). An expression of the Dionysiac religion, and as such suspected of foreign origin: probably Pre-Greek, in spite of older interpretations in Indo-European terms.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θῐ́ᾰσος • (thíasos) m (genitive θῐᾰ́σου); second declension

  1. thiasus, Bacchic revel, rout
  2. religious guild, confraternity
  3. (in general) company, troop
  4. feast, banquet

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ θῐ́ᾰσος; τοῦ θῐᾰ́σου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ θῐ́ᾰσος
ho thíasos 		τὼ θῐᾰ́σω
tṑ thiásō 		οἱ θῐ́ᾰσοι
hoi thíasoi
Genitive τοῦ θῐᾰ́σου
toû thiásou 		τοῖν θῐᾰ́σοιν
toîn thiásoin 		τῶν θῐᾰ́σων
tôn thiásōn
Dative τῷ θῐᾰ́σῳ
tôi thiásōi 		τοῖν θῐᾰ́σοιν
toîn thiásoin 		τοῖς θῐᾰ́σοις
toîs thiásois
Accusative τὸν θῐ́ᾰσον
tòn thíason 		τὼ θῐᾰ́σω
tṑ thiásō 		τοὺς θῐᾰ́σους
toùs thiásous
Vocative θῐ́ᾰσε
thíase 		θῐᾰ́σω
thiásō 		θῐ́ᾰσοι
thíasoi
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: θίασος (thíasos)
  • → Latin: thiasus

Further reading

Greek

Noun

θίασος • (thíasos) m (plural θίασοι)

  1. theatre company, troupe

Declension

Declension of θίασος
singular plural
nominative θίασος • θίασοι •
genitive θιάσου • θιάσων •
accusative θίασο • θιάσους •
vocative θίασε • θίασοι •

Further reading

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