Ἀργίμπασα

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly a corruption of Ᾰ̓ρτῐ́μπᾰσᾰ (Artímpasa), itself from a Scythian form of the name of the Iranian goddess Arti (cf. Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬙𐬌 (arti) and 𐬀𐬴𐬌 (aṣ̌i), Sogdian 𐼰𐽀𐽂𐼴𐼲 (ʾrtwɣ)) + a term related to Iranian *paya- (“pasture”) and *pati- (“lord”).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ᾰ̓ργῐ́μπᾰσᾰ • (Argímpasa) f (genitive Ᾰ̓ργῐμπᾰ́σης); first declension

  1. Argimpasa, a Scythian goddess identified with Aphrodite by Herodotus

Declension

First declension of ἡ Ᾰ̓ργῐ́μπᾰσᾰ; τῆς Ᾰ̓ργῐμπᾰ́σης (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Ᾰ̓ργῐ́μπᾰσᾰ
hē Argímpasa
Genitive τῆς Ᾰ̓ργῐμπᾰ́σης
tês Argimpásēs
Dative τῇ Ᾰ̓ργῐμπᾰ́σῃ
têi Argimpásēi
Accusative τὴν Ᾰ̓ργῐ́μπᾰσᾰν
tḕn Argímpasan
Vocative Ᾰ̓ργῐ́μπᾰσᾰ
Argímpasa
Notes:

Descendants

  • → Latin: Argimpasa

References

  1. ^ Yulia Ustinova, The Supreme Gods Of The Bosporan Kingdom: Celestial Aphrodite And The Most High God, Leiden: Brill, 1998, p. 75-76

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