Bacchanalia

See also: bacchanalia

English

Etymology

From Latin Bacchānālia (“feast of Bacchus”), plural of Bacchānal (“a place devoted to Bacchus”), from Bacchus (“the god of wine”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek Βάκχος (Bákkhos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌbækəˈneɪli.ə/

Noun

Bacchanalia

1. (Greek mythology) A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
2. (by extension) A drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.

Translations

feast in honor of Bacchus

• Finnish: bakkanaalit (fi) pl
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• Russian: вакхана́лия (ru) f (vakxanálija)

drunken feast

• Finnish: juomingit pl, bakkanaalit (fi) pl
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• Russian: вакхана́лия (ru) f (vakxanálija), (пья́ный) разгу́л (ru) m (razgúl)