ménade

See also: menade

French

Alternative forms

• mænade (obsolete)

Etymology

From Latin maenas (“bacchant”), from Ancient Greek μαινάς (mainás, “raving, frantic”), from Ancient Greek μαίνεσθαι (maínesthai, “be furious”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ménade f (plural ménades)

1. maenad (follower of Dionysus)

Further reading

• “ménade”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Spanish

Noun

ménade f (plural ménades)

1. maenad (follower of Dionysus)

Further reading

• “ménade”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014