Bacchus

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From the Latin Bacchus, from the Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bakkhos).

Proper noun

Bacchus

1. (Roman mythology) The Roman name for Dionysus, the Greek god of wine and vivid social gatherings.

Derived terms

• Bacchic
• Bacchian

Translations

the Roman god of wine

• Catalan: Bacus (ca) m
• Hungarian: Bacchus (hu)
• Icelandic: Bakkus (is) m

• Russian: Вакх (ru) (Vakx) m , Бахус (ru) (Báxus) m 
• Spanish: Baco (es) m
• Turkish: Diyonisos (tr)

Related terms

• bacchanal
• Bacchanalia

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Βάκχος (bakkhos)

Proper noun

Bacchus (genitive Bacchī); m, second declension

1. Bacchus
2. wine
3. the vine

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	Bacchus	Bacchī
genitive	Bacchī	Bacchōrum
dative	Bacchō	Bacchīs
accusative	Bacchum	Bacchōs
ablative	Bacchō	Bacchīs
vocative	Bacche	Bacchī

References

Bacchus in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879