Dionysia

See also: dionysia

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Διονῡ́σια n pl (Dionū́sia), from Διόνῡσος (Diónūsos, “Dionysus”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌdaɪəˈnaɪsiə/

Noun

Dionysia pl (plural only)

1. (historical) Any of the ancient festivals held in honour of the Olympian god Dionysus, and corresponding to the Roman Bacchanalia.

   The greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and were celebrated with elaborate performances of tragedies and comedies.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /di.oˈnyː.si.a/, [d̪iɔˈnyːs̠iä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /di.oˈni.si.a/, [d̪ioˈniːs̬iä]

Proper noun

Dionȳsia f (genitive Dionȳsiae); first declension

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Denise

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	Dionȳsia	Dionȳsiae
genitive	Dionȳsiae	Dionȳsiārum
dative	Dionȳsiae	Dionȳsiīs
accusative	Dionȳsiam	Dionȳsiās
ablative	Dionȳsiā	Dionȳsiīs
vocative	Dionȳsia	Dionȳsiae

Descendants

• → Italian: Dionisia
• → Middle English: Dionysia
  • ⇒ Middle English: Dye (diminutive)
    • ⇒ Middle English: Diot (diminutive)
      • ⇒ English: Dwight (surname; transferred to given name)
    • ⇒ English: Dyson, Tyson (surname)
• → Portuguese: Dionísia
• → Spanish: Dionisia

References

• “Dionysia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Dionysia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Dionysia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.