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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BACCHAE

Latin, from Greek Bakkhai, plural of Bakkhē priestess of Bacchus.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BACCHAE

Bacchae  [ˈbækiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACCHAE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bacchae is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BACCHAE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Bacchae

The Bacchae

The Bacchae is an ancient Greek tragedy by the Athenian playwright Euripides, during his final years in Macedonia, at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon. It premièred posthumously at the Theatre of Dionysus in 405 BC as part of a tetralogy that also included Iphigeneia at Aulis and Alcmaeon in Corinth, and which Euripides' son or nephew probably directed. It won first prize in the City Dionysia festival competition. The tragedy is based on the mythological story of King Pentheus of Thebes and his mother Agave, and their punishment by the god Dionysus because he refuses to worship him.

Definition of Bacchae in the English dictionary

The definition of Bacchae in the dictionary is the priestesses or female devotees of Bacchus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BACCHAE


ackee
ˈækiː
ake
ˈɑːkiː
akee
ˈækiː
apres-ski
ˌæpreɪˈskiː
ASCII
ˈæskiː
Baisakhi
baɪˈsækiː
Cherokee
ˈtʃɛrəˌkiː
croquis
krɒˈkiː
hackee
ˈhækiː
jet-ski
dʒet skiː
key
kiː
marquee
mɑːˈkiː
Milwaukee
mɪlˈwɔːkiː
Nike
ˈnaɪkiː
quay
kiː
ski
skiː
Taranaki
ˌtærəˈnækiː
Torquay
ˌtɔːˈkiː
turnkey
ˈtɜːnˌkiː
Waikiki
ˈwaɪkɪˌkiː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACCHAE

Bacchic
bacchii
bacchius
Bacchus
bacciferous
bacciform
baccivorous
bacco
baccy
bach
Bach flower remedy
Bach trumpet

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACCHAE

ae
algae
aphthae
conchae
curriculum vitae
dae
fae
hae
hyphae
Lapithae
nae
nuchae
nymphae
proseuchae
raphae
reggae
sae
tae
vitae
whae

Synonyms and antonyms of Bacchae in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Bacchae» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACCHAE

Find out the translation of Bacchae to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Bacchae from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Bacchae» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

Bacchae
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Bacantes
570 millions of speakers

English

Bacchae
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Bacchae
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Bacchae
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Вакханки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Bacantes
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Bacchae
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Bacchantes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bacchae
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bakchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Bacchae
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Bacchae
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bacchae
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Bacchae
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாக்கேயில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बाकाई
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bacchae
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Baccanti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Bachantki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

вакханки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Bacantele
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Βάκχες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Bacchae
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Bacchae
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Bacchae
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Bacchae

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACCHAE»

Discover the use of Bacchae in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Bacchae and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Bacchae
Euripides Gilbert Murray. THE ATHENIAN DRAMA FOR ENGLISH READERS A Series of Verse Translations of the Greek Dramatic Poets, with Commentaries and Explanatory Notes. Crown 8to, cloth, gilt top, each $2.00. Eaeh Volume ...
Euripides, Gilbert Murray, 1915
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Citizen Bacchae: Women's Ritual Practice in Ancient Greece
Barbara Goff examines the role of women in the ritual of ancient Greece, & argues that women were given charge of some of the most important processes by which the community guaranteed its welfare.
Barbara E. Goff, 2004
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The Bacchae of Euripides: A New Version
From the renowned contemporary American poet C. K. Williams comes this fluent and accessible version of the great tragedy by Euripides. This book includes an introduction by Martha Nussbaum.
Euripides, C. K. Williams, 1990
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Euripides' The Bacchae
This unique handcrafted book will be a treasured addition to the libraries of those who love the arts of ancient Greece and the art of fine, contemporary bookmaking. J. PAUL GETTY MUSEUM
‎2004
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The Bacchae of Euripides: A Communion Rite
A wholly fresh interpretation of the timeless play by a Nobel Prize-winning author.
Wole Soyinka, 2004
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Dionysiac Poetics and Euripides' Bacchae
Includes afterword (p. 349-393) by the author: Dionysus and the Bacchae in the light of recent scholarship.
Charles Segal, 1997
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The Bacchae and Other Plays
, Euripides left worn-torn Athens for Macedonia, upon the invitation of King Archelaus, and there he spent his last years as a confidant of the king. This edition contains four of the eighteen extant works by this renowned Greek dramatist.
Euripides, 1973
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Bacchae: Iphigenia at Aulis ; Rhesus
Eighteen of his ninety or so plays survive complete, including "Medea," "Hippolytus," and "Bacchae," one of the great masterpieces of the tragic genre. Fragments of his lost plays also survive.
Ευριπιδες, David Kovacs, 2002
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Dionysus Resurrected: Performances of Euripides' The Bacchae ...
Dionysus Resurrected analyzes the global resurgence since the late 1960s of Euripides’ The Bacchae.
Erika Fischer-Lichte, 2013
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The Bacchae
(Applause Books). THE BACCHAE was not only the last and greatest of Euripides' tragedies, it was very close to the last of the great Greek tragedies. The story of the play is in part about this cultural dissolution in Athens.
Euripides, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACCHAE»

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Our top ten Greek tragedies in writing
Part of a tetralogy that includes Iphigeneia at Aulis and Alcmaeon in Corinth, The Bacchae was written by Euripides while living in Macedonia ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
2
Your Best or Worst Summer Dates in New York City
... Facebook that he'd won two tickets to 'The Bacchae' in the Shakespeare in the Park virtual lottery. Did anyone want his other ticket? 'Me! Me! «New York Times, Jun 15»
3
Darko Tresnjak Helms Anastasia Barzee in KISS ME, KATE, Starting …
... by Andrei Serban, Bokan (Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogotá), The Bacchae (Warsaw), and The Frogs (Epidaurus Festival). «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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Harry Potter and The Cursed Child to open West End Summer 2016
... Ever Forgive Us, The Bacchae, Black Watch, for which he won the Olivier and Critics' Circle Best Director Awards, Elizabeth Gordon Quinn «London Theatre News, Reviews Interviews and Tickets, Jun 15»
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This Playwright Imagined Iggy Pop as Dionysus in a New Version of …
As the name implies, Karaoke Bacchae is a take on Euripides' ... What exactly does Karaoke Bacchae have in common with the original play? «Bedford + Bowery, Jun 15»
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Encores! Off-Center's A NEW BRAIN, Starring Jonathan Groff, Opens …
Jonathan's Off-Broadway credits include The Submission (MCC Theater); The Bacchae (The Public Theater); Craig Lucas' The Singing Forest; ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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Darko Tresnjak Helms Anastasia Barzee in KISS ME, KATE at The …
... by Andrei Serban, Bokan (Festival Iberoamericano de Teatro de Bogotá), The Bacchae (Warsaw), and The Frogs (Epidaurus Festival). «Broadway World, Jun 15»
8
In search of the authentic: taking tragedy home
'Oh house, once you were happy, but how I lament for you now'. So says the Messenger in a moment of haunting calm, as Euripides' Bacchae ... «Varsity Online, Jun 15»
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BWW Exclusive Interview: Jonathan Groff Talks About His Upcoming …
Jonathan's Off-Broadway credits include The Submission (MCC Theater); The Bacchae (The Public Theater); Craig Lucas' The Singing Forest ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»
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BWW Review: Hail the Bacchae! VENUS IN FUR is Pure Satisfaction
As Venus is discussed in terms of the play, so too is the concept of the Bacchae-another ancient Greek construct that symbolizes the human ... «Broadway World, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Bacchae [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/bacchae>. May 2024 ».
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