Μιτραδάτης

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Persian *Miθradātah.[1][2]

Proper noun

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Μιτραδᾱ́της (Mitradā́tēsm (genitive Μιτραδᾱ́του); first declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian, equivalent to English Mitradates: Mitradates, a Median shepherd and foster father of Cyrus the Great

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Μιτραδάτης (Mitradátis)

References

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*miθradāta”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 167
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1109. *Miθradāta-”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 249

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