maenad

Meaning

1. A female follower of Dionysus, associated with intense reveling.
2. An excessively wild or emotional woman.

Synonyms

bacchant

bacchante

scold

termagant

Harpy

Translations

ménade

ménade

μανιακή γυνή

στρίγκλα

baccante

menade

mènade

maenade

bacchante

Ménades

Mênades

tiade

μαινάδα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmiː.næd/

Etymology

From Latin maenas (“bacchant”), from Ancient Greek μαινάς (mainás, “raving, frantic”), from Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai, “be furious”).