Amyntas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμύντας (Amúntas).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Amyntās m sg (genitive Amyntae); first declension

  1. The name of various kings of Macedonia, as well as other Greek and Hellenistic kings and generals

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

singular
nominative Amyntās
genitive Amyntae
dative Amyntae
accusative Amyntān
ablative Amyntā
vocative Amyntā

Descendants

  • Italian: Aminta

References

  • Amyntas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Amyntas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray