Παρθία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Πάρθος (Párthos, “Parthian”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-íā).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /par.tʰí.aː/ → /parˈθi.a/ → /parˈθi.a/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /par.tʰí.aː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /parˈtʰi.a/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /parˈθi.a/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /parˈθi.a/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /parˈθi.a/

Proper noun

Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱ • (Parthíā) f (genitive Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱς); first declension

1. Parthia

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱς (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱ hē Parthíā
Genitive	τῆς Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱς tês Parthíās
Dative	τῇ Πᾰρθῐ́ᾳ têi Parthíāi
Accusative	τὴν Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱν tḕn Parthíān
Vocative	Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱ Parthíā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Πᾰρθῐκός (Parthikós)
• Πᾰρθῐστῐ́ (Parthistí)

Descendants

• Greek: Παρθία (Parthía)
• Latin: Parthia

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,020