proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Iacchus
Iacchus m sg (genitive Iacchī)
Classical[iˈak.kʰʊs]Ecclesiastical[iˈak.kus]
Meaning
- masculinesingularBacchus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Iacchus | — |
| genitive | Iacchī | — |
| dative | Iacchō | — |
| accusative | Iacchum | — |
| ablative | Iacchō | — |
| vocative | Iacche | — |
Ĭacchus, i, m., = Ἴακχος.
I. A poetic and mystical appellation of Bacchus, Verg. E. 7, 61; id. G. 1, 166; Cic. Leg. 2, 14, 34; Cat. 64, 251; Ov. M. 4, 15.—
II. Poet. transf., like Bacchus, wine:
(Silenum) Inflatum hesterno venas, ut semper, Iaccho, Verg. E. 6, 15: multo madefactus, Col. poët. 10, 309.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Iacchus ī, m
, Ἴακχος, Bacchus, C., Ct., V., O.—Wine: hesternus, V.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἴακχος (Íakkhos).
In English words that came into English from Iacchus
- jacchusIacchus