Φαρνάσπης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Φᾰρνᾰ́σπης • (Phărnắspēs) m (genitive Φᾰρνᾰ́σπου); third declension

  1. a male given name, Pharnaspes, from Old Persian, father of Cassandane and father-in-law of Cyrus the Great

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Φᾰρνᾰ́σπης; τοῦ Φᾰρνᾰ́σπου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Φᾰρνᾰ́σπης
ho Phărnắspēs
Genitive τοῦ Φᾰρνᾰ́σπου
toû Phărnắspou
Dative τῷ Φᾰρνᾰ́σπῃ
tōî Phărnắspēi
Accusative τὸν Φᾰρνᾰ́σπην
tòn Phărnắspēn
Vocative Φᾰρνᾰ́σπη
Phărnắspē
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: Pharnaspēs

Further reading

  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 95
  2. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, “Medisches und persisches Sprachgut bei Herodot,” ZDMG 117, 1967, p. 136
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