komast
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κωμαστής (kōmastḗs, “reveller”), from κῶμος (kômos, “merrymaking”).
Noun
komast (plural komasts)
- A drunken reveller, especially as depicted in Ancient Greek art.
- 1979, David West, Tony Woodman, Creative Imitation and Latin Literature, Cambridge University Press, published 2001, page 55:
- The triple repetition of the god's name has a hymnic effect and so in form as well as function these lines are a modification of the standard appeal of the komast to a divinity for help.
- 1994, Eric Csapo, Judith Barringer, The Context of Ancient Drama, University of Michigan Press, published 2005, page 96:
- In later versions of this theme on vases, a komast is occasionally found instead of the protosatyr here.
Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
Verb
komast
- to get there, to get, to be able to come
- Hún komst alla leið þótt hún væri fótbrotin.
- She got to the end despite her broken leg.
- Nei fyrirgefðu, ég kemst ekki.
- I'm sorry, I can't make it.
Derived terms
- komast að
- komast að raun um
- komast af
- komast á
- komast á lagið með
- komast áfram
- komast eftir
- komast hjá
- komast undan
- komast undir manna hendur
- komast upp
- komast upp með
- komast vel af
- komast við
- komast yfir
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
komast
- passive infinitive of koma