Phraortes
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φραόρτης (Phraórtēs), itself from Old Persian 𐎳𐎼𐎺𐎼𐎫𐎡𐏁 (f-r-v-r-t-i-š, “Fravartiš”, literally “guardian angel”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /pʰraˈor.teːs/, [pʰräˈɔrt̪eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /fraˈor.tes/, [fräˈɔrt̪es]
Proper noun edit
Phraortēs m sg (genitive Phraortis); third declension
- A king of Media
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Phraortēs |
| Genitive | Phraortis |
| Dative | Phraortī |
| Accusative | Phraortem |
| Ablative | Phraorte |
| Vocative | Phraortēs |
References edit
- “Phraortes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray