Artaphernes

Latin

Etymology

From Old Persian *R̥tafarnāh via Ancient Greek Ἀρταφέρνης (Artaphérnēs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Artaphernēs m sg (genitive Artaphernis); third declension

  1. A satrap of Lydia and stepbrother of Darius

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Artaphernēs
genitive Artaphernis
dative Artaphernī
accusative Artaphernem
ablative Artapherne
vocative Artaphernēs

References

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