Definition
Plural of baccha; female followers or priestesses of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry.
Etymology
From Latin bacchae, feminine plural of baccha, derived from Bacchus, the Roman god of wine. The word refers to the frenzied female devotees in Bacchic rituals and mystery religions.
Kelly Says
The bacchae were wild, ecstatic women who participated in secret rituals dedicated to wine and nature—they terrified the male-dominated Greek and Roman societies so much that ancient writers portrayed them as dangerous and uncontrollable.
Translations
ARالعربية
بَكْخَانَات
bak-kha-naat
BNবাংলা
ব্যাক্খান্তি
bak-khan-ti
CSČeština
bakchantky
bak-chan-tky
DEDeutsch
Bacchantinnen
bahk-han-tin-en
ELΕλληνικά
βακχάντιδες
vak-han-tees
ESEspañol
bacantes
bah-kan-tes
FAفارسی
بَکْخَان
bak-khan
FRFrançais
bacchantes
bak-san-t
HEעברית
בַּכְחַנְתִּים
bak-han-tim
HUMagyar
bakkhosz
bak-kosh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bacchae
bak-hai
ITItaliano
baccanti
bak-kan-ti
KO한국어
바카칸테스
bakakanteuseu
MSBahasa Melayu
bakkhe
bak-hai
NLNederlands
bacchae
bak-kai
PLPolski
bacchanki
bak-han-ki
PTPortuguês
bacantes
bah-kan-tes
RORomână
bacante
bah-kan-teh
RUРусский
баканты
bakanty
SWKiswahili
bacchae
bak-hai
TRTürkçe
bakkantes
bak-kan-tes
UKУкраїнська
бака́нти
bak-an-ti
URاردو
بَكْخَانَات
bak-kha-naat
VITiếng Việt
bacchae
ba-khe