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English
Etymology
From Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Iranian; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more. Doublet of Hamadan.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ecbatana
- (historical) The ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran, and subsequently a royal residence of Persian and Parthian kings.
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), itself from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ecbatana n pl (genitive Ecbatanōrum); second declension
- Ecbatana (the ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.
References
- “Ecbatana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ecbatana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna).
Proper noun
Ecbatana f
- (historical) Ecbatana (the ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran)