LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

dīthyrambus

dīthyrambus m (genitive dīthyrambī)
Classical[diː.tʰyˈram.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[di.tiˈram.bus]

Meaning

  1. a dithyramb, dithyrambic poem, originally in honor of Bacchus, but afterwards also of other gods

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativedīthyrambusdīthyrambī
genitivedīthyrambīdīthyrambōrum
dativedīthyrambōdīthyrambīs
accusativedīthyrambumdīthyrambōs
ablativedīthyrambōdīthyrambīs
vocativedīthyrambedīthyrambī

dīthўrambus, i, m., = διθύραμβος,
I. a dithyramb, dithyrambic poem. Orig. in honor of Bacchus, but afterwards also of other gods; cf. Lidd. and Scott, sub voce διθύραμβος, Cic. de Or. 3, 48, 145; Hor. C. 4, 2, 10; Mart. Cap. 5, § 519.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek διθύραμβος (dithúrambos).

In English words that came into English from dīthyrambus

  • dithyrambdīthyrambus

Quick answers

What does dīthyrambus mean in Latin?
dīthyrambus, a noun, means “a dithyramb, dithyrambic poem, originally in honor of Bacchus, but afterwards also of other gods”.
What is the genitive of dīthyrambus?
The genitive singular is dīthyrambī. dīthyrambus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce dīthyrambus?
In classical Latin, [diː.tʰyˈram.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [di.tiˈram.bus].