Pharnaces

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαρνάκης (Pharnákēs), itself from Old Iranian *Farnaka-.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpʰar.na.keːs/, [ˈpʰärnäkeːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈfar.na.t͡ʃes/, [ˈfärnät͡ʃes]

Proper noun

Pharnacēs m sg (genitive Pharnacis); third declension

  1. The progenitor of the kings of Cappadocia
  2. The name of two kings of Pontus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Pharnacēs
Genitive Pharnacis
Dative Pharnacī
Accusative Pharnacem
Ablative Pharnace
Vocative Pharnacēs

Descendants
  • Italian: Farnace

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