dithyramb

Significado (Inglés)

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.

Conceptos

ditirambo

Sinónimos

eulogy

dithyrambs

Traducciones

dithyrambe

ditirambo

ditiramp

ditirambe

ditirambo

ditiràmbic

dithyrambe

διθύραμβος

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Dithyrambus

Dithyrambe

Dithyrambos

Διθύραμβος

dîtîramp

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈdɪθ.ɪ.ɹæm/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con sánscrito: अङ्ग

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”).