Ἀνθεστήρια
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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Probably from ἄνθος (ánthos, “flower”), from the flowers used to decorate homes, drinking vessels, and children during the festival.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /an.tʰes.tɛ̌ː.ri.a/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /an.tʰesˈte̝.ri.a/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /an.θesˈti.ri.a/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /an.θesˈti.ri.a/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /an.θesˈti.ri.a/
Proper noun
Ἀνθεστήρῐᾰ • (Anthestḗria) n (genitive Ἀνθεστηρῐ́ων); second declension
- Anthesteria or the Anthesteria: an Attic and Ionian festival held over three days in late February or early March in honor of Dionysus, the dead, and the coming spring
Inflection
| Case / # | Plural | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | τᾰ̀ Ἀνθεστήρῐᾰ tà Anthestḗria | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τῶν Ἀνθεστηρῐ́ων tôn Anthestēríōn | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τοῖς Ἀνθεστηρῐ́οις toîs Anthestēríois | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τᾰ̀ Ἀνθεστήρῐᾰ tà Anthestḗria | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἀνθεστήρῐᾰ Anthestḗria | ||||||||||||
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Hyponyms
- Πιθοίγια (Pithoígia, “the first day of Anthesteria”)
- Χοαί (Khoaí, “the second day of Anthesteria”)
- Χύτροι (Khútroi, “the third day of Anthesteria”)
Derived terms
- Ἀνθεστηριών (Anthestēriṓn, “the month of the Anthesteria”)
References
- “Ἀνθεστήρια”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Ἀνθεστήρια”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Ἀνθεστήρια in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)