Xerxes
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English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /Xšayāršā/, “ruler among kings”). Doublet of Ahasuerus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Xerxes (plural Xerxeses)
- (historical) Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.
- (historical) Xerxes II, a Persian king who ruled for 45 days in 424 BC before being assassinated.
- A male given name from Old Persian mainly applied to historical and fictional characters.
Translations
Xerxes I of Persia
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Xerxes II of Persia
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See also
Further reading
- “Xerxes”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Xenophon in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Xerxes m
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈkserk.seːs/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkserk.ses/,
Noun
Xerxēs m sg (variously declined, genitive Xerxae or Xerxis); first declension, third declension
Declension
Both first- and third-declension forms are found:
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Xerxēs |
| genitive | Xerxae |
| dative | Xerxae |
| accusative | Xerxēn |
| ablative | Xerxē |
| vocative | Xerxē |
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Xerxēs |
| genitive | Xerxis |
| dative | Xerxī |
| accusative | Xerxem |
| ablative | Xerxe |
| vocative | Xerxēs |
Descendants
- → Czech: Xerxes, Xerxés
- → Dutch: Xerxes
- Afrikaans: Xerxes
- → English: Xerxes (see there for further descendants)
- → Finnish: Kserkses
- → French: Xerxès
- → Hungarian: Xerxész
- → Italian: Serse
- → Latvian: Kserkss
- → Portuguese: Xerxes
- → Spanish: Jerjes (see there for further descendants)
References
- “Xerxes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Xerxes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Further reading
Xerxes (nomen) on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
Portuguese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /Xšayāršā/, “ruler among kings”). Doublet of Assuero, via Hebrew.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Xerxes m
- Xerxes (name of various Persian emperors)