Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Old Median *Gaučiθra, literally "bearing the seed of the ox/of cattle" or "having the origin of the ox/of cattle"[1] (cf. Avestan 𐬔𐬀𐬊𐬗𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 (gaociθra)[2]).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Γωσῐ́θρης (Gōsíthrēsm (genitive Γωσῐ́θρου); third declension

  1. a male given name from Old Median: Gosithres, a Persian man, brother of Artaxerxes

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: Gōsithrēs

References

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  1. ^ David Neil MacKenzie, "GŌZIHR" in Encyclopædia Iranica, December 15, 2002
  2. ^ Albert F. de Jong, “Traditions of the Magi: Zoroastrianism in Greek and Latin Literature,” BRILL, 1997, p. 99-100

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