Cyaxares

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Κυαξάρης (Kuaxárēs), itself from Median, reflecting Old Iranian *hUvaxštra-.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /kyˈak.sa.reːs/, [kyˈäks̠äreːs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈak.sa.res/, [t͡ʃiˈäksäres]

Proper noun

Cyaxarēs m sg (genitive Cyaxaris); third declension

  1. A king of Media and son of Phraortes

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Cyaxarēs
Genitive Cyaxaris
Dative Cyaxarī
Accusative Cyaxarem
Ablative Cyaxare
Vocative Cyaxarēs

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