ῥαψῳδία

Ancient Greek

noun

Definitions

recitation of Epic poetry
Epic composition
rigmarole

Etymology

Affix from Ancient Greek ῥαψῳδός (performer of Epic poetry).

Origin

Ancient Greek

ῥαψῳδός

Gloss

performer of Epic poetry

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

rhapsode English
rapsodia Italian
rapsodista Italian
rapsodo Italian
rhapsode French
ᾠδή Ancient Greek
ῥάπτω Ancient Greek
ῥαψῳδός Ancient Greek
rapsod Polish
рапсод Macedonian