Tomyris

Latin

Alternative forms

• Thamyris

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τόμυρις (Tómuris).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈto.my.ris/, [ˈt̪ɔmʏrɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈto.mi.ris/, [ˈt̪ɔːmiris]

Proper noun

Tomyris f sg (genitive Tomyris); third declension

1. The queen of the Massagetae who killed Cyrus in battle

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Tomyris
Genitive	Tomyris
Dative	Tomyrī
Accusative	Tomyrem
Ablative	Tomyre
Vocative	Tomyris

References

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