komast
komast noun: a drunken reveller, especially as depicted in Ancient Greek art.
Noun
komast (plural komasts)
- A drunken reveller, especially as depicted in Ancient Greek art.
- 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.1979, David West, Tony Woodman, Creative Imitation and Latin Literature, Cambridge University Press, published 2001, page 55
- In later versions of this theme on vases, a komast is occasionally found instead of the protosatyr here.1994, Eric Csapo, Judith Barringer, The Context of Ancient Drama, University of Michigan Press, published 2005, page 96
Forms of komast
| plural | komasts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | comast |
Origin of komast
From Ancient Greek κωμαστής (kōmastḗs, “reveller”), from κῶμος (kômos, “merrymaking”).
Questions about komast
- What does komast mean?
- Komast means a drunken reveller, especially as depicted in Ancient Greek art.
- What part of speech is komast?
- Komast is a noun.
- What is the plural of komast?
- The plural of komast is komasts.
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