Zoroaster
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English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra). Doublet of Zarathustra.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zoroaster
- An ancient Iranian prophet after whom the indigenous Iranian ethnic religion, Zoroastrianism, is named, also venerated in Mithraism.
- Pseudepigraphic name used by various Ancient Greek and Latin authors of late antiquity to lend weight to their opinions.
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Translations
founder of Zoroastrianism
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Dutch
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zoroaster m
- Zoroaster
- Synonym: Zarathoestra
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Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin Zōroastrēs, from Ancient Greek Ζωροάστρης (Zōroástrēs), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra). Doublet of Zaratustra and Zaratusztra.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Zoroaster m pers
- (Zoroastrianism) Zarathustra, Zoroaster (founder of Zoroastrianism)
- Synonym: Zaratusztra
Declension
Declension of Zoroaster
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Zoroaster |
| genitive | Zoroastra |
| dative | Zoroastrowi |
| accusative | Zoroastra |
| instrumental | Zoroastrem |
| locative | Zoroastrze |
| vocative | Zoroastrze |
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