Δαμασπία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Old Persian *δāmāspyā-, from an Old Persian equivalent of Old Median *Jāmāspa- (“leading the horses”, from *jāma- ("leading") + *aspa- ("horse)) + *-ya- (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /da.mas.pí.aː/ → /ða.masˈpi.a/ → /ða.masˈpi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /da.mas.pí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /da.masˈpi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ða.masˈpi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ða.masˈpi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ða.masˈpi.a/

Proper noun

Δᾰμᾰσπῐ́ᾱ • (Damaspíā) f (genitive Δᾰμᾰσπῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. a female given name from Old Persian: Damaspia, queen of Persia and wife of Artaxerxes

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Δᾰμᾰσπῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Δᾰμᾰσπῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Δᾰμᾰσπῐ́ᾱ hē Damaspíā
Genitive	τῆς Δᾰμᾰσπῐ́ᾱς tês Damaspíās
Dative	τῇ Δᾰμᾰσπῐ́ᾳ têi Damaspíāi
Accusative	τὴν Δᾰμᾰσπῐ́ᾱν tḕn Damaspíān
Vocative	Δᾰμᾰσπῐ́ᾱ Damaspíā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Damaspia

Further reading

• Δαμασπία in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)