Ἄμυτις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • Ἀμοῦτις (Amoûtis)

Etymology

From Old Median *Humatiš with metathesis.[1]

Proper noun

Ἄμυτις • (Ámutis) f (genitive Ἄμυτιος); ? declension

  1. a female given name, Amytis, from Old Median

Descendants

  • Greek: Ἄμυτις (Ámytis)
  • → Latin: Amytis

References

  1. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (2011), Iranische Personennamen in der griechischen Literatur vor Alexander d. Gr. (Iranisches Personennamenbuch. Band 5, Faszikel 5A) (in German), Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, pages 73-74

Further reading

  • Justi, Ferdinand (1895), “Ἄμυτις”, in Iranisches Namenbuch‎[1] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 15
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