dithyramb
English
noun
Definitions
- A choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus.
- A poem or oration in the same style.
Etymology
Derived from Latin dithyrambus derived from Ancient Greek διθύραμβος.
Origin
Ancient Greek
διθύραμβος
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- dithyrambic English
- dithyrambically English
- dithyrambus Latin
- dithyrambe French
- дифирамб Russian
- διθύραμβος Ancient Greek
- अङ्ग Sanskrit
- अनङ्ग Sanskrit
- भुजङ्ग Sanskrit
- वेदाङ्ग Sanskrit
- अंग Hindi
- अंगच्छेद Hindi
- अंगड़ाई Hindi
- अंगोट Hindi
- bujangga Indonesian
- pujangga Indonesian
- అంగజ Telugu
- అంగన Telugu
- అంగవస్త్రము Telugu
- పురుషాంగము Telugu
- anggota Malay
- angka Malay
- অংগ Assamese
- aṅga Pali
- анги Mongolian
- *Hangás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *Hángas Proto-Indo-Aryan
- انگ Urdu
- அங்கம் Tamil
- ānk Tocharian B
- ʼaṅga Old Khmer
- अंग Old Gujarati
- આંગ Vaghri