Παρθία

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Πάρθος (Párthos, “Parthian”) +‎ -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱ • (Părthĭ́ā) f (genitive Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. Parthia, Parthian Empire (a former empire in Central Asia and West Asia, ruled by dynasts from Parthia; the Parthian Empire; the Arsacid Empire)
  2. Parthia (a region in northeastern Iran)

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱ; τῆς Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ἡ Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱ
hē Părthĭ́ā
Genitive τῆς Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱς
tês Părthĭ́ās
Dative τῇ Πᾰρθῐ́ᾳ
tēî Părthĭ́āi
Accusative τὴν Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱν
tḕn Părthĭ́ān
Vocative Πᾰρθῐ́ᾱ
Părthĭ́ā
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Πᾰρθῐκός (Părthĭkós)
  • Πᾰρθῐστῐ́ (Părthĭstĭ́)

Descendants

  • Greek: Παρθία (Parthía)
  • Latin: Parthia

References

  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,020
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