achaemenis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀχαιμενίς (akhaimenís), according to Beekes ultimately from Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs, “founder of the Achaemenid dynasty”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈkʰae̯.me.nis/, [äˈkʰäe̯mɛnɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈke.me.nis/, [äˈkɛːmenis]
Noun edit
achaemenis f (genitive achaemenidis); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | achaemenis | achaemenidēs |
| Genitive | achaemenidis | achaemenidum |
| Dative | achaemenidī | achaemenidibus |
| Accusative | achaemenidem | achaemenidēs |
| Ablative | achaemenide | achaemenidibus |
| Vocative | achaemenis | achaemenidēs |
Quotations edit
References edit
- “achaemenis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- achaemenis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.