LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Thyias

Thyias f (genitive Thyiadis)
Classical[ˈtʰyj.jas]Ecclesiastical[ˈtiː.jas]

Meaning

  1. Greekfemininemaenad
    [...] quālīs commōtīs excitā sacrīs Thyias, ubi audītō stimulant trietērica Bacchō2002 translation by A. S. Kline … like a Maenad, thrilled by the shaken emblems of the god, when the biennial festival rouses her, and, hearing the Bacchic cry, Mount Cithaeron summons her by night with its noise.29 BCE – 19 BCE, Vergilius, Aeneis 4.301–303

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeThyiasThyiadēs
genitiveThyiadisThyiadum
dativeThyiadīThyiadibus
accusativeThyiademThyiadēs
ablativeThyiadeThyiadibus
vocativeThyiasThyiadēs

Thȳiăs (dissyl.) or Thȳăs, ădis, f., = Θυιάς or Θυάς,
I. a Bacchante, Verg. A. 4, 302; Hor. C. 3, 15, 10; Stat. Th. 5, 92.—More freq. in plur.: Thȳiădes or Thȳădes, um, Bacchantes, Cat. 64, 392; Hor. C. 2, 19, 9; Ov. F. 6, 514; Stat. Th. 12, 791.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Θυιάς (Thuiás).

Quick answers

What does Thyias mean in Latin?
Thyias, a proper noun, means “maenad”.
What is the genitive of Thyias?
The genitive singular is Thyiadis. Thyias is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Thyias?
In classical Latin, [ˈtʰyj.jas]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtiː.jas].