Φαρανδάτης

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian *Farnahdātah.[1][2]

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Φαρανδᾱ́της • (Pharandā́tēsm (genitive Φαρανδᾱ́του); first declension

  1. a male given name, Pharandates, from Old Persian
    1. leader of the Colchian and Marres soldiers at the Battle of Plataea

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: Φαρανδάτης (Farandátis)
  • Latin: Pharandātēs

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.565. *Farnadāta-”, in 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 177
  2. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*farnadāta-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 94