Definition
The original Ancient Greek term for a wild choral song or hymn, particularly one performed at festivals dedicated to the god Dionysus.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek dithyrambos, the original term used in classical Greece for these ecstatic choral performances. The etymology of the Greek word itself remains debated among scholars, with theories linking it to words for 'twice-born' or related to Dionysus's mythological nature.
Kelly Says
The dithyrambos was essentially ancient Greece's equivalent of a stadium concert—large crowds, emotional music, and religious devotion all rolled into one wild celebration. These performances were so important that they influenced the development of Greek drama itself!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ዲቲራምቦስ
dee-tee-raam-bos
ARالعربية
دِيثِيرَامْبُوس
dee-thee-raam-boo-s
BNবাংলা
দিথিরাম্বস
dee-thee-raam-bos
CACatalà
dithyramb
dee-thee-raamb
CSČeština
dithyramb
dee-thee-raamb
DADansk
dithyramb
dee-thee-raamb
DEDeutsch
Dithyramb
dee-ti-raam-b
ELΕλληνικά
διθυράμβος
dee-thee-raam-bos
ESEspañol
ditirambo
dee-tee-rahm-boh
FAفارسی
دیتیراMBS
dee-tee-raam-behs
FISuomi
dithyramb
dee-thee-raamb
FRFrançais
dithyrambe
dee-thee-raambe
GUGU
દિથીરાંબોસ
dee-thee-raan-bohs
HAHA
dithyrambos
di-thee-raam-bos
HEעברית
דיתיראמבוס
dee-thee-raam-boos
HIहिन्दी
दिथ्यरंबोस
dee-thee-raam-bohs
HUMagyar
dithyramb
dee-thee-raamb
IDBahasa Indonesia
dithyrambos
di-thee-raam-bos
IGIG
dithyrambos
di-thee-raam-bos
ITItaliano
ditirambo
dee-tee-raam-boh
JA日本語
ディティラームボス
di-ti-raamu-bo-su
KKKK
дифирамб
dee-fi-raam-b
KMKM
ទីធ្យាម្ប
tee-thee-aam-b
KO한국어
디티라임보스
di-ti-raim-bo-seu
MRMR
दिथ्यरंबोस
dee-thee-raam-bohs
MSBahasa Melayu
dithyrambos
di-thee-raam-bos
MYမြန်မာ
တိသီရာမ်ဘော
tee-thee-raam-baw
NLNederlands
dithyrambos
di-thee-raam-bos
NONorsk
dithyramb
dee-thee-raamb
PAPA
ਦੀਥਿਰਾம்பੋਸ
dee-thee-raam-bohs
PLPolski
dithyramb
di-thee-raamb
PTPortuguês
ditirambo
dee-tee-rahm-boh
RORomână
dithyramb
dee-thee-raamb
RUРусский
дифирамб
dee-fi-raam-b
SVSvenska
dithyramb
dee-thee-raamb
SWKiswahili
dithyrambos
di-thee-raam-bos
TAதமிழ்
டித்திராம்போஸ்
dee-thee-raam-poos
TEతెలుగు
డితిరాంబోస్
dee-thee-raam-bohs
THไทย
ดิวทีราम्बอส
dee-witee-raam-bos
TLTL
dithyrambos
di-thee-raam-bos
TRTürkçe
dithyramb
di-thee-raamb
UKУкраїнська
дифірамб
dee-fi-raam-b
URاردو
دِيثِیرَامْبُوس
dee-thee-raam-boo-s
VITiếng Việt
dithyrambos
di-thi-raam-bos
YOYO
dithyrambos
di-thee-raam-bos
ZH中文
迪提拉姆博斯
di-ti-la-mu-bo-si
ZUZU
dithyrambos
di-thee-raam-bos