θρίαμβος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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The origin of the term is uncertain; most likely derived from Pre-Greek, possibly Phrygian or Illyrian. Ancient Greek θρι- (thri-) has also been connected with a term for fig tree (compare θρῖον (thrîon, fig leaf)). The suffix -αμβος (-ambos) is probably the same element that also occurs in ἴαμβος (íambos, a poetic meter), δῑθύραμβος (dīthúrambos, hymn to Dionysus) and might derive from Proto-Indo-European *h₃engʷ- (to anoint).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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θρῐ́ᾰμβος (thríambosm (genitive θρῐᾰ́μβου); second declension

  1. thriambus (hymn to Dionysus)
  2. A translation for Latin triumphus.

Inflection

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Frisk, Hjalmar (1960) “θρίαμβος”, in Griechisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 682f.

Further reading

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Koine Greek θρίαμβος (thríambos), which had already acquired the meaning 'triumph' by semantic loan from Latin triumphus.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈθɾi.aɱ.vos/
  • Hyphenation: θρί‧αμ‧βος

Noun

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θρίαμβος (thríamvosm (plural θρίαμβοι)

  1. triumph

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ θρίαμβος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language