Ὑδάσπης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian *Vidāspa- (literally caring for horses)[1], from *vīd- (to take care of) + 𐎠𐎿𐎱 (a-s-p, horse).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ῠ̔δάσπης (Hudáspēs) m (genitive Ῠ̔δάσπου); first declension

  1. the river Hydaspes; the river Jhelum

Inflection

Derived terms

  • Ῠ̔δασπῐᾰ́ς (Hudaspiás)

Descendants

  • Greek: Υδάσπης (Ydáspis)
  • Latin: Hydaspes

References

  1. Hinz, Walther (1975) Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3) (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 260
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