ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲟⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Δῐόνῡσος (Dĭónūsos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Sahidic) /ˈdiːɔnuːsɔs/

Proper noun

ⲡⲆⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲟⲥ • (pDionusos) m

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) Dionysus, Greek god of wine, the vine, theatre, ritual madness, and fertility. Seen in Egypt as a god of immortality. Associated with Osiris and Serapis by Herodotus and in the Greco-Roman period.

Derived terms

  • ⲇⲓⲟⲛⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ (dionusios)
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