Achaemenes
See also: Achæmenes
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs), itself from Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (h-x-a-m-n-i-š /Haxāmaniš/, literally “having the mind of someone allegiant”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Achaemenes
- The founder of the Achaemenid dynasty.
Translations edit
the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkʰae̯.me.neːs/, [äˈkʰäe̯mɛneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈke.me.nes/, [äˈkɛːmenes]
Proper noun edit
Achaemenēs m sg (genitive Achaemenis); third declension
- Achaemenes, first ruler of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Achaemenēs |
Genitive | Achaemenis |
Dative | Achaemenī |
Accusative | Achaemenem |
Ablative | Achaemene |
Vocative | Achaemenēs |
References edit
- “Achaemenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Achaemenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Achaemenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.