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 • (thíasos) 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 thíasos		 τὼ θῐᾰ́σω
tṑ thiásō		 οἱ θῐ́ᾰσοι
hoi thíasoi
Genitive τοῦ θῐᾰ́σου
toû thiásou		 τοῖν θῐᾰ́σοιν
toîn thiásoin		 τῶν θῐᾰ́σων
tôn thiásōn
Dative τῷ θῐᾰ́σῳ
tôi thiásōi		 τοῖν θῐᾰ́σοιν
toîn thiásoin		 τοῖς θῐᾰ́σοις
toîs thiásois
Accusative τὸν θῐ́ᾰσον
tòn thíason		 τὼ θῐᾰ́σω
tṑ thiásō		 τοὺς θῐᾰ́σους
toùs thiásous
Vocative θῐ́ᾰσε
thíase		 θῐᾰ́σω
thiásō		 θῐ́ᾰσοι
thíasoi
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
case     \     number singular plural
nominative θίασος • θίασοι •
genitive θιάσου • θιάσων •
accusative θίασο • θιάσους •
vocative θίασε • θίασοι •

Further reading
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