Ἀστυΐγας

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

From Old Median *R̥štivaigah,[1][2] modified by folk etymology (compare ἄστυ (ástu, “city”) and ἄγνυμι (ágnumi, “break”) and compound names ending in -αγης (-agēs) like Ἀστυάγης (Astuágēs)).

See also Old Armenian Աժդահակ (Aždahak, “Azhdahak; Astyages”), where the sense "Astyages" was developed by folk etymology.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Ἀστῠΐγᾱς • (Astŭḯgās) m (genitive Ἀστῠΐγου); second declension

  1. a male given name from Old Median: Astyages

Declension

First declension of ὁ Ἀστῠΐγᾱς; τοῦ Ἀστῠΐγου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ἀστῠΐγᾱς
ho Astŭḯgās
Genitive τοῦ Ἀστῠΐγου
toû Astŭḯgou
Dative τῷ Ἀστῠΐγᾳ
tôi Astŭḯgāi
Accusative τὸν Ἀστῠΐγᾱν
tòn Astŭḯgān
Vocative Ἀστῠΐγᾱ
Astŭḯgā
Notes:

Descendants

  • Greek: Αστυΐγας (Astyḯgas)
  • → Latin: Astyigas

References

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rštivaiga-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎ (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 208
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1443. *Ṛštivaiga-”, 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 291

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