Definitions For Coryphaeus

Noun

CORYPHAEUS (plural es, coryphaei) (Ancient Greece, drama, historical) The conductor or leader of the chorus of a drama. : (by extension) The chief#noun, chief or leader of an interest#noun, interest or party#noun, party. : The leader of an opera chorus or another ensemble of singers.

Alternative forms

coryphæus corypheus koryphaios

Translations

Dutch: coryfee, m German: Koryphäe, m Polish: koryfeusz, m, koryfej, m Portuguese: corifeu, m Russian: дирижёр, m Serbo-Croatian: : Cyrillic: корифеј, m : Roman: korifej, m German: Koryphäe, m Portuguese: corifeu, m Russian: корифе́й, m Serbo-Croatian: : Cyrillic: корифеј, m : Roman: korifej, m

Etymology

Borrowed from , from , from κορυφή, t=top of the head, crown (possibly ultimately from ) + -ῐος, pos=suffix forming .