dytyramb

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dīthyrambus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dɘˈtɘ.ramp/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɘramp
  • Syllabification: dy‧ty‧ramb

Noun

dytyramb m inan (related adjective dytyrambiczny)

  1. (historical) dithyramb (raucous and ardent choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus)
  2. (poetry) dithyramb (grandiloquent literary work celebrating someone or something)
  3. (literary) dithyramb (exaggerated, enthusiastic praise of someone or something)
    Hypernym: pochwała

Declension

Derived terms

nouns
  • dytyrambik

Further reading

  • dytyramb in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • dytyramb in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • dytyramb in PWN's encyclopedia