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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD THYRSUS

From Latin, from Greek thursos stalk.
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PRONUNCIATION OF THYRSUS

thyrsus  [ˈθɜːsəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF THYRSUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Thyrsus 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 THYRSUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Thyrsus

A thyrsus or thyrsos was a wand or staff of giant fennel covered with ivy vines and leaves, sometimes wound with taeniae and always topped with a pine cone.

Definition of thyrsus in the English dictionary

The definition of thyrsus in the dictionary is a staff, usually one tipped with a pine cone, borne by Dionysus and his followers.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THYRSUS


Amisus
əmiːsəs
casus
ˈkɑːsəs
Croesus
ˈkriːsəs
cursus
ˈkɜːsəs
excursus
ɛkˈskɜːsəs
lusus
ˈluːsəs
metatarsus
ˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs
Peloponnesus
ˌpɛləpəˈniːsəs
Rhesus
ˈriːsəs
tarsometatarsus
ˌtɑːsəʊˌmɛtəˈtɑːsəs
tarsus
ˈtɑːsəs
tibiotarsus
ˌtɪbɪəʊˈtɑːsəs
versus
ˈvɜːsəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THYRSUS

thyroid extract
thyroid gland
thyroid-stimulating hormone
thyroidal
thyroidectomies
thyroidectomy
thyroiditis
thyrotoxicoses
thyrotoxicosis
thyrotrophic
thyrotrophin
thyrotropic
thyrotropin
thyroxin
thyroxine
thyrse
thyrsi
thyrsoid
thyrsoidal
thysanopterous

WORDS THAT END LIKE THYRSUS

baby Jesus
Caucasus
census
colossus
consensus
cupressus
Dionysus
discursus
Ephesus
Issus
Jesus
lapsus
lupus erythematosus
missus
narcissus
Pegasus
resus
risus
sus
the Caucasus

Synonyms and antonyms of thyrsus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «thyrsus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THYRSUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

thyrsus
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tirso
570 millions of speakers

English

thyrsus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

थेसेस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

thyrsus
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тирс
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tirso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

thyrsus
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

thyrse
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Thyrsus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

thyrsus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

密錐花序
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

thyrsus
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Thyrsus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây mật chùy hoa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

thyrsus
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थियरीस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çiçek salkımı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tirso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

thyrsus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тирс
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

thyrsus
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

θύρσο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

thyrsus
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Thyrsus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

thyrsus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of thyrsus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THYRSUS»

The term «thyrsus» is normally little used and occupies the 120.047 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THYRSUS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THYRSUS»

Discover the use of thyrsus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to thyrsus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mystic Cults in Magna Graecia
Moreover, a priest of Roman times has the title vorpGnkocpt'Jpog, “thyrsus- bearer,” in an inscription from Cila of the second century CE (lGBu/g. 3.1517, p. 251ff). Cf. Bremmer 2006: 38. 42. Cf. Eur. Ba. 113; Suda s.v. vdp0n§ (3.4372 Adler).
Giovanni Casadio, Patricia A. Johnston, 2013
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Geminos's Introduction to the Phenomena: A Translation and ...
Wild Animal and Thyrsus-Lance. A thyrsus, used in Bacchic rites, is a branch wreathed in ivy and vine-leaves with a pine cone at the top. Aratos (Phenomena 440-42; see also 662-63) says that Centaurus stretches his right hand toward the  ...
Geminus, James Evans, J. L. Berggren, 2006
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The Transvestite Achilles: Gender and Genre in Statius' ...
uutttetttttes tts weaputtttke aspeet was tttaue expttett uy sttuwtttg tt wtttt att 11u11 tip.7 The thyrsus frequently serves in the Achilleid as a symbol of unmanliness; it is often deployed as the representative of what is proper to women, in direct ...
P. J. Heslin, 2005
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The Impersonal Sublime: Hugo, Baudelaire
This is a function not of the figure of the thyrsus but of the movement of the text and especially of the performative nature of the act of enunciation in the prose poem. The thyrsus is a figure of the astonishing duality of genius to the extent that it ...
Suzanne Guerlac, 1990
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Details of Consequence: Ornament, Music, and Art in Paris
Although the bacchic thyrsus was probably the only serious contender, this figure was unable to challenge the supremacy of the arabesque because it was conceived along the axis of what Wilhelm Worringer later disparaged as “the dead, ...
Gurminder Kaur Bhogal, 2013
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Lion of Scythia
The girl is apparently formally betrothed to Thyrsus and cannot marry Nikomayros .” He turned to Nikometros and nodded to him, smiling as he did so. “I can understand his need for a woman from time to time. Indeed, we have been remiss in ...
Max Overton, 2003
7
Such Rare Citings: The Prose Poem in English Literature
dialectical terms of reader-response have already been applied to two of De Quincey's key images: the thyrsus and the palimpsest. In that discussion, Michel Charles applies the terms "digressive" and "synchronic" to the thyrsus (by virtue of its ...
Nikki Santilli, 2002
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The Poems of Exile: Tristia and the Black Sea Letters
Richmond prints the mangled version of A, and obelizes: Thyrsus 'Isublestate^ gustata est laurea nobis. Andre and Wheeler-Goold both print Rothmaler's reconstruction (tentatively approved - 'fortasse recte' - by Richmond in his apparatus ...
Ovid, 1994
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Apuleius' Metamorphoses: A Study in Roman Fiction
poetic and in fact refer to a singular and a mass noun respectively.30 The important thing in our context is that the thyrsus was an attribute of Dionysus/ Bacchus. Partial or full identifications of Dionysus with Osiris are well attested ever since ...
Stefan Tilg, 2014
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The Encyclopedia of Aphrodisiacs: Psychoactive Substances ...
Digression: Fennel Used as a Thyrsus The narthex, orgiant fennel (Ferula communis L., Umbelliferae), “the wand of Dionysus” (cf. asafoetida), grows in Greece. It looks and smells similar to real fennel (Foeniculum vulgare), yet grows up to 4 ...
Christian Rätsch, Claudia Müller-Ebeling, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THYRSUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term thyrsus is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Tesoro Thyrsus MMO/MOBA Gaming Mouse hits shelves next …
The Tesoro Thyrsus Gaming Mouse has 6 programmable thumb buttons meant for MMO and MOBA gamers specifically. There's 64KB of memory so you can ... «Coolest Gadgets, Jul 15»
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Tesoro Thyrsus – optički miš za zahtjevne
Tesoro Technology, američki proizvođač perifernih uređaja, najavio je novi optički miš za igrače – Thyrsus. Ovaj mišonja stiže s udobnim ergonomskim ... «Bug.hr, Jun 15»
3
Игровая мышь Tesoro Thyrsus оснащена шестью кнопками для …
Компания Tesoro Technology представила мышь Thyrsus, созданную специально для поклонников массовых многопользовательских онлайн-игр (MMO) ... «3DNews, Jun 15»
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Tesoro presenta Thyrsus, su primer ratón para MOBA
El especialista en periféricos Gaming de gama alta Tesoro ha presentado su nuevo ratón Thyrsus, el primero de la marca específicamente diseñado para un ... «HardZone.es, Jun 15»
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Tesoro Thyrsus - Chuột chơi game dành riêng cho game thủ MOBA
Thyrsus có kiểu thiết kế gọn nhẹ và được phủ cao su nhám ở cả 2 mặt giúp tăng độ bám nhưng vẫn tạo cảm giác thoải mái cho game thủ. Theo thông tin từ nhà ... «GameK, Jun 15»
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Tesoro annonce sa souris MMO Thyrsus
Une nouvelle souris va donc arriver chez TESORO, la Thyrsus. Une souris qui embarque pas moins de 10 boutons, dont six sont situés sous le pouce. «Cowcotland, Jun 15»
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特索罗发布Thyrsus六拇指按键鼠标
游戏外设公司泰索罗日前宣布其最新鼠标产品Thyrsus,它配备了6个拇指按键,而且它主要针对MOBA和MMO游戏玩家。所有这些按键可以进行宏编程,而且每一个 ... «cnBeta, Jun 15»
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Tesoro Thyrsus: myš pro MMO a MOBA
Šest bočních tlačítek pro palec nabídne nová počítačová myš Tesoro Thyrsus, která je určena pro hry typu MMO a MOBA, čili multiplayerové internetové hry. «Svět hardware, Jun 15»
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Tesoro Thyrsus: MMO Maus hat 6 Seitentasten und 8.200 dpi
Eine speziell für das MMO-Genre entworfene Maus will Tesoro mit der neuen Thyrsus ins Programm nehmen. Wie alle Eingabegeräte für diese Art Spiele ... «ComputerBase, Jun 15»
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Chuột game Thyrsus 'đày' ngón cái game thủ với 6 nút bấm
(PCWorldVN) Thyrsus có kiểu thiết kế tiện dụng, cảm biến quang học chính xác cao, hỗ trợ thiết lập nhiều phím macro, thích hợp cho các trò chơi MMO và ... «PC WORLD VN - Thế Giới Vi Tính, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Thyrsus [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/thyrsus>. Apr 2024 ».
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