- δῑθύραμβος
- δῑθύραμβοςGrammatical information: m.Meaning: name of a song at the feast for Dionysos (Archil.), also said of the god (E. Ba. 526 [lyr.]).Other forms: διθυραμφος on a vase SEG XVI (1959) no. 40.Derivatives: διθυραμβώδης (Ph.), -ικός (Arist.), -ιος month name (Gonni), διθυραμβέω `sing dithyrambs' (hell.).Origin: PG [a word of Pre-Greek origin]Etymology: Like ἴαμβος and θρίαμβος, δῑθύραμβος is Pre-Greek; cf. Chantr. Form. 260, Schwyzer 61f. - Against von Brandenstein (IF 54, 34ff., to Skt. áṅga- `member') Kretschmer Glotta 27, 219f.Page in Frisk: 1,391-392
Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό). Robert S.P.. 2010.
