Lenaia

L1E1N1A1I1A1

proper noun

An ancient Athenian annual festival in honour of Dionysus Lenaios.

OriginAncient Greek Λήναια →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Lenaea

  1. historicalAn ancient Athenian annual festival in honour of Dionysus Lenaios.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekΛήναια
  2. EnglishLenaia

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Λήναια (Lḗnaia), from the neuter plural of ληναῖος (lēnaîos, literally “of or relating to the winepress”), from ληνός (lēnós, “winepress”) + -αῖος (-aîos).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Λήναια
  • Λήναια (Lḗnaia)Athenian festival
French Lénées
  • LénéesAthenian festival
Greek Λήναια
  • Λήναια (Línaia)Athenian festival
Latin Lenaea
  • LenaeaAthenian festival

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

IleanaElianaElainalaanie
Cite this entry
APA

Lenaia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenaia

MLA

“Lenaia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenaia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Lenaia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lenaia.

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