"maenad" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmiː.næd/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-maenad.wav Forms: maenads [plural], maenades [plural]
Etymology: From Latin maenas (“bacchant”), from Ancient Greek μαινάς (mainás, “raving, frantic”), from Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai, “be furious”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|maenas||bacchant}} Latin maenas (“bacchant”), {{uder|en|grc|μαινάς||raving, frantic}} Ancient Greek μαινάς (mainás, “raving, frantic”), {{uder|en|grc|μαίνομαι||be furious}} Ancient Greek μαίνομαι (maínomai, “be furious”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|maenades}} maenad (plural maenads or maenades)
  1. (Greek mythology) A female follower of Dionysus, associated with intense reveling. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology, Female people Translations (follower of Dionysus): μαινάς (mainás) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), mènada [feminine] (Catalan), maenade (Dutch), menado (Esperanto), menaad (Estonian), ménade [feminine] (French), мена́да (menáda) [feminine] (Macedonian), menada (Polish), мена́да (menáda) [feminine] (Russian), ménade [feminine] (Spanish), menad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-maenad-en-noun-rZwzNpcj Disambiguation of Female people: 88 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 86 14 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'follower of Dionysus': 100 0
  2. An excessively wild or emotional woman.
    Sense id: en-maenad-en-noun-ZO-yEM-i
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: maenadic, maenadism

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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