Ariobarzanes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριοβαρζάνης (Ariobarzánēs), itself from Old Iranian *Aryābṛzāna-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.ri.o.barˈzaː.neːs/, [äriɔbärˈd̪͡z̪äːneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.ri.o.barˈd͡za.nes/, [äriobärˈd̪͡z̪äːnes]

Proper noun

Ariobarzānēs m sg (genitive Ariobarzānis); third declension

1. The name of three kings of Cappadocia
2. The name of three kings of Pontus
3. A satrap of Persia

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Ariobarzānēs
Genitive	Ariobarzānis
Dative	Ariobarzānī
Accusative	Ariobarzānem
Ablative	Ariobarzāne
Vocative	Ariobarzānēs

Descendants

• Italian: Ariobarzane

References

• Ariobarzanes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Ariobarzanes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray