Artabanus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρτάβανος (Artábanos), itself from Old Persian *Arta-bānu or *Artabānuš (literally “The glory of Arta”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /arˈta.ba.nus/, [ärˈt̪äbänʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /arˈta.ba.nus/, [ärˈt̪äːbänus]

Proper noun

Artabanus m sg (genitive Artabanī); second declension

  1. A commander of Xerxes from Hyrcania
  2. The name of various kings of Parthia

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Artabanus
Genitive Artabanī
Dative Artabanō
Accusative Artabanum
Ablative Artabanō
Vocative Artabane

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