Iacchus

English

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἴακχος (Íakkhos)

Proper noun

Iacchus

(Greek mythology) A minor deity of some cultic importance, particularly at Athens and Eleusis in connection with the Eleusinian mysteries.

Alternative forms

Iacchos, Iakchos, Iakkhos

Latin

Alternative forms

Jacchus

Etymology

Ancient Greek Ἴακχος (Íakkhos)

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /iˈak.kʰus/, [iˈäkːʰʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈak.kus/, [iˈäkːus]
(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈi̯ak.kʰus/, [ˈi̯äkːʰʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈjak.kus/, [ˈjäkːus]

Proper noun

Iacchus m sg (genitive Iacchī); second declension

Bacchus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Iacchus
Genitive	Iacchī
Dative	Iacchō
Accusative	Iacchum
Ablative	Iacchō
Vocative	Iacche

References

“Iacchus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
“Iacchus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Iacchus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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