θίασος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Formation like θύρσος (thúrsos). An expression of the Dionysiac religion, and as such suspected of foreign origin: probably Pre-Greek, in spite of older interpretations in Indo-European terms.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

θῐ́ᾰσος • (thĭ́ăsos) m (genitive θῐᾰ́σου); second declension

  1. thiasus, Bacchic revel, rout
  2. religious guild, confraternity
  3. (in general) company, troop
  4. feast, banquet

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ θῐ́ᾰσος; τοῦ θῐᾰ́σου (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ θῐ́ᾰσος
ho thĭ́ăsos 		τὼ θῐᾰ́σω
tṑ thĭắsō 		οἱ θῐ́ᾰσοι
hoi thĭ́ăsoi
Genitive τοῦ θῐᾰ́σου
toû thĭắsou 		τοῖν θῐᾰ́σοιν
toîn thĭắsoin 		τῶν θῐᾰ́σων
tôn thĭắsōn
Dative τῷ θῐᾰ́σῳ
tōî thĭắsōi 		τοῖν θῐᾰ́σοιν
toîn thĭắsoin 		τοῖς θῐᾰ́σοις
toîs thĭắsois
Accusative τὸν θῐ́ᾰσον
tòn thĭ́ăson 		τὼ θῐᾰ́σω
tṑ thĭắsō 		τοὺς θῐᾰ́σους
toùs thĭắsous
Vocative θῐ́ᾰσε
thĭ́ăse 		θῐᾰ́σω
thĭắsō 		θῐ́ᾰσοι
thĭ́ăsoi
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

  • θιασαρχέω (thiasarkhéō)
  • θιασάρχης (thiasárkhēs)
  • θιασεία (thiaseía)
  • θιασεύω (thiaseúō)
  • θιασίτης (thiasítēs)
  • θιασιτικός (thiasitikós)
  • θιασώδης (thiasṓdēs)
  • θιασώτης (thiasṓtēs)
  • θιασωτικός (thiasōtikós)
  • θιασῶτις (thiasôtis)

Descendants

  • Greek: θίασος (thíasos)
  • → Latin: thiasus

Further reading

Greek

Noun

θίασος • (thíasos) m (plural θίασοι)

  1. theatre company, troupe

Declension

Declension of θίασος
singular plural
nominative θίασος (thíasos) θίασοι (thíasoi)
genitive θιάσου (thiásou) θιάσων (thiáson)
accusative θίασο (thíaso) θιάσους (thiásous)
vocative θίασε (thíase) θίασοι (thíasoi)

Further reading

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