Δαρεῖος

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Δαρεῖος. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Δαρεῖος, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Δαρεῖος in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Δαρεῖος you have here. The definition of the word Δαρεῖος will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofΔαρεῖος, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-u-š /⁠Dārayauš⁠/), shortened form of 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (d-a-r-y-v-u-š /⁠Dārayavaʰuš⁠/).[1]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Δᾱρεῖος • (Dāreîos) m (genitive Δᾱρείου); second declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian, equivalent to English Darius
    • 430 BCE – 354 BCE, Xenophon, Anabasis 1.1.1:
      Δαρείου καὶ Παρυσάτιδος γίγνονται παῖδες δύο, πρεσβύτερος μὲν Ἀρταξέρξης, νεώτερος δὲ Κῦρος.
      Dareíou kaì Parusátidos gígnontai paîdes dúo, presbúteros mèn Artaxérxēs, neṓteros dè Kûros.
      Darius and Parysatis had two sons born to them: the older was Artaxerxes, the younger Cyrus.

Inflection

Second declension of ὁ Δᾱρεῖος; τοῦ Δᾱρείου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Δᾱρεῖος
ho Dāreîos
Genitive τοῦ Δᾱρείου
toû Dāreíou
Dative τῷ Δᾱρείῳ
tôi Dāreíōi
Accusative τὸν Δᾱρεῖον
tòn Dāreîon
Vocative Δᾱρεῖε
Dāreîe
Notes:

Descendants

  • Greek: Δαρείος (Dareíos)
  • Latin: Dārīus

References

  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 15

Further reading

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia