Parthia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Parthia, from Ancient Greek Παρθία (Parthía), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 (Parθava) (or another Old Iranian language).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpɑːθi.ə/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpɑɹθi.ə/
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  • Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)θiə

Proper noun

Parthia

  1. (historical) A region in northeastern Iran.
  2. (historical) A former empire in Central Asia and West Asia, ruled by dynasts from Parthia; the Parthian Empire; the Arsacid Empire.

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Παρθία (Parthía), possibly from Old Persian 𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺 (Parθava).

Proper noun

Parthia f sg (genitive Parthiae); first declension

  1. Parthia, Parthian Empire (a former empire in Central Asia and West Asia, ruled by dynasts from Parthia; the Parthian Empire; the Arsacid Empire)
  2. Parthia (a region in northeastern Iran)

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Parthia
genitive Parthiae
dative Parthiae
accusative Parthiam
ablative Parthiā
vocative Parthia

Portuguese

Proper noun

Parthia f

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Pártia.