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Latin
Etymology
From Old Persian *R̥tafarnāh via Ancient Greek Ἀρταφέρνης (Artaphérnēs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Artaphernēs m sg (genitive Artaphernis); third declension
- A satrap of Lydia and stepbrother of Darius
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- Artaphernes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Artaphernes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray