Ariobarzanes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀριοβαρζάνης (Ariobarzánēs), itself from Old Iranian *Aryābṛzāna-.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Ariobarzānēs m sg (genitive Ariobarzānis); third declension

  1. The name of three kings of Cappadocia
  2. The name of three kings of Pontus
  3. A satrap of Persia

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Ariobarzānēs
genitive Ariobarzānis
dative Ariobarzānī
accusative Ariobarzānem
ablative Ariobarzāne
vocative Ariobarzānēs

Descendants

  • Italian: Ariobarzane

References

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