Μιθρώστης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Μητρώστης (Mētrṓstēs)
• Μιθραύστης (Mithraústēs)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian *Miθravahištah.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mi.tʰrɔ̌ːs.tɛːs/ → /miˈθros.tis/ → /miˈθros.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mi.tʰrɔ̌ːs.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /miˈtʰros.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /miˈθros.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /miˈθros.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /miˈθros.tis/

Proper noun

Μιθρώστης • (Mithrṓstēs) m (genitive Μιθρώστου); first declension

1. a male given name from Old Persian: Mithrostes, son of the satrap Hidarnes III executed under the orders of Parysatis

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Μιθρώστης; τοῦ Μιθρώστου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μιθρώστης ho Mithrṓstēs
Genitive	τοῦ Μιθρώστου toû Mithrṓstou
Dative	τῷ Μιθρώστῃ tôi Mithrṓstēi
Accusative	τὸν Μιθρώστην tòn Mithrṓstēn
Vocative	Μιθρῶστᾰ Mithrôsta
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Μιθρώστης (Mithróstis)
• → Latin: Mithrōstēs

Further reading

• Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Miþrawahišta”, in Iranisches Namenbuch‎^[2] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, pages 216b-217a