Iacchus
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Iacchus, from Ancient Greek Ἴακχος (Íakkhos).
Proper noun
Iacchus
- (Greek mythology) A minor deity of some cultic importance, particularly at Athens and Eleusis in connection with the Eleusinian mysteries.
Alternative forms
Translations
minor Greek deity
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Ancient Greek Ἴακχος (Íakkhos)
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [iˈak.kʰʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iˈak.kus]
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈjak.kʰʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈjak.kus]
Proper noun
Iacchus m sg (genitive Iacchī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Iacchus |
| genitive | Iacchī |
| dative | Iacchō |
| accusative | Iacchum |
| ablative | Iacchō |
| vocative | Iacche |
References
- “Iacchus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Iacchus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Iacchus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.