Mithridates
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English
Etymology
From Latin Mithridātēs, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), from Old Persian *Miθradātah.
Proper noun
Mithridates
- (historical) a male given name popularized in Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid Persia
- (historical) Name of several kings in the Mithridatid dynasty of Pontus and the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia.
Derived terms
Related terms
- Mithra
- Mithridatic
- mithridate
- mithridatium
- mithridatum
- mithridaticon
- Mithridatid
- Mithradates
- Meredates
- Mihrdat
- Mithredath
- Mehrdad
- Milad
- Mithradatkirt
Translations
ancient male given name
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), from Old Median *Miθra-dāta- (literally “given by Mithra”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /mi.tʰriˈdaː.teːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mi.triˈda.tes/,
Proper noun
Mithridātēs m sg (genitive Mithridātis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
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| nominative | Mithridātēs |
| genitive | Mithridātis |
| dative | Mithridātī |
| accusative | Mithridātem |
| ablative | Mithridāte |
| vocative | Mithridātēs |
Derived terms
References
- “Mithridates”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Mithridates in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.