συμπόσιον

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From σῠμπότης (sumpótēs, fellow drinker) +‎ -ῐον (-ion), from σῠμπῑ́νω (sumpī́nō, I drink together) +‎ -της (-tēs), from σῠν- (sun-, with, together) +‎ πῑ́νω (pī́nō, I drink).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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σῠμπόσῐον (sumpósionn (genitive σῠμποσῐ́ου); second declension

  1. drinking party, entertainment, feast, banquet, convivium, symposium
  2. party, group

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: συμπόσιο (sympósio) (learned)
  • Latin: symposium
  • Latin: compōtātiō (calque)

Further reading

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