Artaxias

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀρταξίας (Artaxías), from Old Persian 𐎠𐎼𐎫𐎧𐏁𐏂𐎠 (a-r-t-x-š-ç-a /⁠Artaxšaçā⁠/), or from another Old Iranian language *Artaxšaθra-.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Artaxiās m sg (genitive Artaxiae); first declension

  1. The name of several kings of Armenia

Declension

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

singular
nominative Artaxiās
genitive Artaxiae
dative Artaxiae
accusative Artaxiān
ablative Artaxiā
vocative Artaxiā

References

  • Artaxias in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.