Ἀχαιμενίδης
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From Ᾰ̓χαιμένης (Ăkhaiménēs, “Achaemenes”) + -ῐ́δης (-ĭ́dēs). Equivalent of Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁𐎡𐎹 (Haxāmanišyaʰ).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /a.kʰai̯.me.ní.dɛːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /a.kʰɛ.meˈni.de̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /a.çɛ.meˈni.ðis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /a.çe.meˈni.ðis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /a.çe.meˈni.ðis/
Proper noun
Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δης • (Ăkhaimenĭ́dēs) m (genitive Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δου); first declension
- a child of Achaemenes; an Achaemenid
Inflection
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ὁ Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δης ho Ăkhaimenĭ́dēs |
τὼ Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δᾱ tṑ Ăkhaimenĭ́dā |
οἱ Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δαι hoi Ăkhaimenĭ́dai | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δου toû Ăkhaimenĭ́dou |
τοῖν Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δαιν toîn Ăkhaimenĭ́dain |
τῶν Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐδῶν tôn Ăkhaimenĭdôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δῃ tōî Ăkhaimenĭ́dēi |
τοῖν Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δαιν toîn Ăkhaimenĭ́dain |
τοῖς Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δαις toîs Ăkhaimenĭ́dais | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δην tòn Ăkhaimenĭ́dēn |
τὼ Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δᾱ tṑ Ăkhaimenĭ́dā |
τοὺς Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δᾱς toùs Ăkhaimenĭ́dās | ||||||||||
| Vocative | Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δη Ăkhaimenĭ́dē |
Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δᾱ Ăkhaimenĭ́dā |
Ᾰ̓χαιμενῐ́δαι Ăkhaimenĭ́dai | ||||||||||
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Descendants
- Greek: Αχαιμενίδης (Achaimenídis)
- → Latin: Achaemenidēs
- English: Achaemenid, Achaemenide (archaic), Achæmenid, Achæmenide (obsolete)
- French: Achéménide, Achæménide (archaic)
- German: Achämenide
- Italian: achemenide
References
- Ἀχαιμενίδης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2025)
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 999