Ἀσπαθίνης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎨𐎴𐎠 (a-s-p-c-n-a /Aspacanāʰ/), nominative singular of Aspačanah- (literally “delighting in horses”)[1].
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /as.pa.tʰí.nɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /as.paˈtʰi.ne̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /as.paˈθi.nis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /as.paˈθi.nis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /as.paˈθi.nis/
Proper noun
Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νης • (Aspathínēs) m (genitive Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νου); third declension
- a male given name from Old Persian: Aspathines, a Persian official under Darius the Great
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νης ho Aspathínēs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νου toû Aspathínou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νῃ tôi Aspathínēi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νην tòn Aspathínēn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νη Aspathínē | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- → Latin: Aspathinēs
References
- Tavernier, Jan (2007), “1.2.7. *Aspačanā”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 14
Further reading
- Ἀσπαθίνης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)
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