ménade

See also: menade

French

Alternative forms

• mænade (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

ménade f (plural ménades)

1. maenad (follower of Dionysus)

Further reading

• “ménade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maenas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmenade/ [ˈme.na.ð̞e]
• Rhymes: -enade
• Syllabification: mé‧na‧de

Noun

ménade f (plural ménades)

1. maenad (follower of Dionysus)

Further reading

• “ménade”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28