Ὀροίτης
Ancient Greek edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Old Persian, possibly derived from *arvāʰ (“swift”).[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /o.rǒi̯.tɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /oˈry.te̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /oˈry.tis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /oˈry.tis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /oˈri.tis/
Proper noun edit
Ὀροίτης • (Oroítēs) m (genitive Ὀροίτου); third declension
- a male given name from Old Persian: Oroetes, satrap of Lydia
Inflection edit
Descendants edit
- → Latin: Oroetēs
References edit
- ^ C. J. Brunner, "OROITES" in Encyclopædia Iranica, July 20, 2002
- ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*arvita-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 39
Further reading edit
- Ὀροίτης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette