Amyrtaeus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμυρταίος (Amurtaíos), from Demotic jmn-jr-dj-s.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /a.myrˈtae̯.us/, [ämʏrˈt̪äe̯ʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.mirˈte.us/, [ämirˈt̪ɛːus]

Proper noun

Amyrtaeus m sg (genitive Amyrtaeī); second declension

  1. A king of Egypt conquered by Cambyses

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Amyrtaeus
Genitive Amyrtaeī
Dative Amyrtaeō
Accusative Amyrtaeum
Ablative Amyrtaeō
Vocative Amyrtaee

References
  • “Amyrtaeus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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