Bagistanes
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βαγιστάνης (Bagistánēs).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /baˈɡis.ta.neːs/, [bäˈɡɪs̠t̪äneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /baˈd͡ʒis.ta.nes/, [bäˈd͡ʒist̪änes]
Proper noun edit
Bagistanēs m sg (genitive Bagistanis); third declension
- A Babylonian who helped Alexander the Great
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Bagistanēs |
Genitive | Bagistanis |
Dative | Bagistanī |
Accusative | Bagistanem |
Ablative | Bagistane |
Vocative | Bagistanēs |
References edit
- “Bagistanes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray