Σπιθάμης

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Median *Spitāmah. Compare with Ancient Greek Σπιταμᾶς (Spitamâs).[1]

Proper noun

Σπιθάμης • (Spithámēs) m (genitive Σπιθάμου); ? declension

  1. a male given name from Old Median: Spithames
    1. father of Satrabates

Descendants

  • Greek: Σπιθάμης (Spithámis)
  • → Latin: Spithamēs

References

  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1603. *Spitāma-”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 314

Further reading

  • Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Spitāma”, in Iranisches Namenbuch‎ (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 309b
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