dithyramb

Bedeutung (Englisch)

  1. A raucous and ardent choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus.
  2. A poem or oration in the same style.
  3. An impassioned speech; a rant.

Konzepte

Dithyrambus

Dithyrambe

Dithyrambos

Übersetzungen

ditirambe

ditiramp

dithyrambe

ditirambo

διθύραμβος

ditiràmbic

Διθύραμβος

dîtîramp

dithyrambus

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)
/ˈdɪθ.ɪ.ɹæm/
Etymologie (Englisch)

In summary

From Latin dithyrambus, from Ancient Greek δῑθύραμβος (dīthúrambos). According to the American Heritage Dictionary, it is of non-Indo-European origin (Pre-Greek substrate, Illyrian/Phrygian), related to θρίαμβος and ἴαμβος. Brandenstein also compares Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga, “member”).

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