paean

Etymology


From, from , from the phrase. According to Homer, Paián or Paean was the name of the physician of the gods; its further etymology is unclear. It has been suggested that Παιᾱ́ν is derived from, from , , related to (from , , ), or from  (from 🇨🇬), or that it may be a Pre-Greek word.

Compare 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 (also 🇨🇬), 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,.

Noun

 * 1)  A chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
 * 2)  Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph.
 * 3)  An enthusiastic expression of praise.
 * 4) * 1991 August, J[ohn] A[shby] Baldwin[, Jr.], “Foreword”, in Philip D. Caine, Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons, Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press,, page ix:
 * Unlike other accounts, Eagles of the RAF is not simply a paean to the pilots as special heroes and "aces," though many performed heroically and some sacrificed their lives.
 * 1)  An enthusiastic expression of praise.
 * 2) * 1991 August, J[ohn] A[shby] Baldwin[, Jr.], “Foreword”, in Philip D. Caine, Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons, Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press,, page ix:
 * Unlike other accounts, Eagles of the RAF is not simply a paean to the pilots as special heroes and "aces," though many performed heroically and some sacrificed their lives.
 * 1)  An enthusiastic expression of praise.
 * 2) * 1991 August, J[ohn] A[shby] Baldwin[, Jr.], “Foreword”, in Philip D. Caine, Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons, Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press,, page ix:
 * Unlike other accounts, Eagles of the RAF is not simply a paean to the pilots as special heroes and "aces," though many performed heroically and some sacrificed their lives.
 * 1) * 1991 August, J[ohn] A[shby] Baldwin[, Jr.], “Foreword”, in Philip D. Caine, Eagles of the RAF: The World War II Eagle Squadrons, Washington, D.C.: National Defense University Press,, page ix:
 * Unlike other accounts, Eagles of the RAF is not simply a paean to the pilots as special heroes and "aces," though many performed heroically and some sacrificed their lives.
 * Unlike other accounts, Eagles of the RAF is not simply a paean to the pilots as special heroes and "aces," though many performed heroically and some sacrificed their lives.

Translations

 * Armenian: պեան
 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: paján
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: glorkanto, peano
 * Finnish: ilolaulu,
 * French: ,
 * Middle French: paean
 * German: Paian, Päan
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: παιάν
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Indonesian: paian
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: ピーアン
 * Korean:
 * Lithuanian: peanas
 * Maori: ngeri
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: paean
 * Portuguese:, péan
 * Russian: победная песнь,
 * Swedish:, paian
 * Ukrainian: пеан


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * Japanese: ,
 * Maori: ngeri
 * Polish: pean
 * Swedish: ,


 * Slovene: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To sing a paean; to praise.

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  Hymn to Apollo.
 * 2)  Hymn or song of victory or praise.
 * 1)  Hymn or song of victory or praise.

Declension

 * Alternative accusative singular form: