Φραάτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Parthian *Frahāta (literally “gained, earned”).[1] See Persian فرهاد (farhâd) for more.

Pronunciation

 

Proper noun

Φραάτης • (Phraátēs) m (genitive Φραάτου); third declension

  1. a male given name, Phraates, from Parthian, the name of several kings of Parthia

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Φραάτης; τοῦ Φραάτου (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Φραάτης
ho Phraátēs
Genitive τοῦ Φραάτου
toû Phraátou
Dative τῷ Φραάτῃ
tōî Phraátēi
Accusative τὸν Φραάτην
tòn Phraátēn
Vocative Φραάτᾰ
Phraátă
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

  • → Latin: Phraatēs

References

  1. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, "PERSONAL NAMES, IRANIAN iv. PARTHIAN PERIOD" in Encyclopædia Iranica, July 20, 2005

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