achaemenis
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀχαιμενίς (akhaimenís), according to Beekes ultimately from Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs, “founder of the Achaemenid dynasty”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈkʰae̯.mɛ.nɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈkɛː.me.nis]
Noun
achaemenis f (genitive achaemenidis); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | achaemenis | achaemenidēs |
| genitive | achaemenidis | achaemenidum |
| dative | achaemenidī | achaemenidibus |
| accusative | achaemenidem | achaemenidēs |
| ablative | achaemenide | achaemenidibus |
| vocative | achaemenis | achaemenidēs |
Quotations
References
- “achaemenis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- achaemenis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.