Tissaphernes
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τισσαφέρνης (Tissaphérnēs), itself from Old Persian *𐎨𐎡𐏂𐎳𐎼𐎴𐎠 (*c-i-ç-f-r-n-a /*Čiçafarnah/).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /tis.saˈpʰer.neːs/, [t̪ɪs̠ːäˈpʰɛrneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /tis.saˈfer.nes/, [t̪isːäˈfɛrnes]
Proper noun edit
Tissaphernēs m sg (genitive Tissaphernis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tissaphernēs |
| Genitive | Tissaphernis |
| Dative | Tissaphernī |
| Accusative | Tissaphernem |
| Ablative | Tissapherne |
| Vocative | Tissaphernēs |
References edit
- Tissaphernes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Tissaphernes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray