Ζωροάστρης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬚𐬎𐬱𐬙𐬭𐬀 (zaraθuštra).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /zdɔː.ro.ás.trɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /zo.roˈas.tre̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /zo.roˈas.tris/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /zo.roˈas.tris/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /zo.roˈas.tris/
Proper noun
Ζωροᾰ́στρης • (Zōroắstrēs) m (genitive Ζωροᾰ́στρου); first declension
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ Ζωροᾰ́στρης ho Zōroắstrēs | ||||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ζωροᾰ́στρου toû Zōroắstrou | ||||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ζωροᾰ́στρῃ tōî Zōroắstrēi | ||||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ζωροᾰ́στρην tòn Zōroắstrēn | ||||||||||||
| Vocative | Ζωροᾰ́στρη Zōroắstrē | ||||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Ζωροάστρης (Zoroástris)
- → Hebrew: זורואסטר (Zoroaster)
- → Latin: Zōroastrēs