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Latin
Etymology
From Old Persian 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱 (Vištāspaʰ) via Ancient Greek Ὑστάσπης (Hustáspēs).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hystaspēs m sg (genitive Hystaspis); third declension
- The satrap of Persia and father of Darius
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
References
- Hystaspes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Hystaspes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray