ithyphallic

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Late Latin ithyphallicus, from Ancient Greek ἰθυφαλλικός (ithuphallikós), from ῑ̓θῠ́φαλλος (īthŭ́phallos, “phallus carried in festivals of Bacchus; ode sung in honour of the phallus; dance accompanying such an ode; dancer performing such a dance”) + -ῐκός (-ĭkós, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’). ῑ̓θῠ́φαλλος is derived from ἰθῠ́ς (ithŭ́s) (variant of εὐθῠ́ς (euthŭ́s, “straight”)) + φαλλός (phallós, “penis; image of a penis, phallus”). The English word can be analysed as ithyphallus +‎ -ic. As regards the noun, compare Latin ithyphallicum (“poem with the same metre as the hymns to Priapus”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪθɪˈfælɪk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɪθɪˈfælɪk/, /-θə-/ Rhymes: -ælɪk Hyphenation: ithy‧phall‧ic === Adjective === ithyphallic (comparative more ithyphallic, superlative most ithyphallic) (historical, Ancient Rome) Of or pertaining to the erect phallus that was carried in bacchic processions. (specifically) Of a poem or song: having the metre of an ode sung in honour of the bacchic phallus. Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity or other figure: possessing an erect penis. Synonym: (one sense) priapic (by extension) Lascivious, obscene. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:obscene (poetry) Pertaining to a metrical combination of two trochees followed by one spondee. ==== Related terms ==== ithyphallophobia ithyphallus ==== Translations ==== === Noun === ithyphallic (plural ithyphallics) A poem or song in an ithyphallic metre. A lascivious or obscene poem or song. ==== Translations ==== === Notes === === References === === Further reading === phallus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia