thyrsus
/ˈθɜːsəs/US/ˈθɜɹsəs/
thyrsus noun: a staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.
Noun
thyrsus (plural thyrsi)
- A staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.
- In my hand I bear / The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.1882, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Poet's Calendar
- As good to grow on graves / As twist about a thyrsus.1856, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Second Book”, in Aurora Leigh, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1857, →OCLC
- A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in the lilac and horse-chestnut.
thyrsus meaning in Tamil
thyrsus in Tamil
- சிசனம், பூள்
Forms of thyrsus
| plural | thyrsi |
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Origin of thyrsus
Learned borrowing from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrse, torse, and torso.
Words formed from thyrsus
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Questions about thyrsus
- What does thyrsus mean?
- Thyrsus means a staff topped with a conical ornament, carried by Bacchus or his followers.
- What is thyrsus in Tamil?
- Thyrsus in Tamil is சிசனம், பூள். See Thyrsus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is thyrsus?
- Thyrsus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce thyrsus?
- Thyrsus is pronounced /ˈθɜːsəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of thyrsus?
- The plural of thyrsus is thyrsi.
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