achaemenis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀχαιμενίς (akhaimenís), according to Beekes ultimately from Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs, “founder of the Achaemenid dynasty”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈkʰae̯.me.nis/, [äˈkʰäe̯mɛnɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈke.me.nis/, [äˈkɛːmenis]

Noun

achaemenis f (genitive achaemenidis); third declension

1. a plant alleged to have magical properties

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	achaemenis	achaemenidēs
Genitive	achaemenidis	achaemenidum
Dative	achaemenidī	achaemenidibus
Accusative	achaemenidem	achaemenidēs
Ablative	achaemenide	achaemenidibus
Vocative	achaemenis	achaemenidēs

References

• “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.