Thyrsus

See also: thyrsus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θύρσος (Thúrsos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtʰyr.sus/, [ˈt̪ʰʏrs̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtir.sus/, [ˈt̪irsus]

Proper noun

Thyrsus m sg (genitive Thyrsī); second declension

1. The most considerable river of Sardinia, still called Tirso

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Thyrsus
Genitive	Thyrsī
Dative	Thyrsō
Accusative	Thyrsum
Ablative	Thyrsō
Vocative	Thyrse

References

• “Thyrsus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly