"thyrsus" meaning in Latin

See thyrsus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈtʰyr.sʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈtir.sus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos)bor. Latin thyrsus Borrowed from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “plant-stalk, Bacchic staff”). Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:bor|grc:θύρσος<t:plant-stalk, Bacchic staff>|text=+|title=thyrsus|tree=1}} Etymology tree Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos)bor. Latin thyrsus [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "plant-stalk, Bacchic staff", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "θύρσος", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "thyrsus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="thyrsus"> Borrowed from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos, “plant-stalk, Bacchic staff”). Head templates: {{la-noun|thyrsus<2>}} thyrsus m (genitive thyrsī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|thyrsus<2>}} Forms: thyrsī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], thyrsus [nominative, singular], thyrsī [nominative, plural], thyrsī [genitive, singular], thyrsōrum [genitive, plural], thyrsō [dative, singular], thyrsīs [dative, plural], thyrsum [accusative, singular], thyrsōs [accusative, plural], thyrsō [ablative, singular], thyrsīs [ablative, plural], thyrse [singular, vocative], thyrsī [plural, vocative]
  1. thyrsus Tags: declension-2, masculine

Inflected forms

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