Achaemenes
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs), itself from Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (Haxāmaniš).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Achaemenes
- The founder of the Achaemenid dynasty.
Translations
the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /aˈkʰae̯.me.neːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈke.me.nes/,
Proper noun
Achaemenēs m sg (genitive Achaemenis); third declension
- Achaemenes, first ruler of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Achaemenēs |
| genitive | Achaemenis |
| dative | Achaemenī |
| accusative | Achaemenem |
| ablative | Achaemene |
| vocative | Achaemenēs |
References
- “Achaemenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Achaemenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Achaemenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.