Tissaphernes

Latin

Etymology

From Old Persian *Ciçafarnāh via Ancient Greek Τισσαφέρνης (Tissaphérnēs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tissaphernēs m sg (genitive Tissaphernis); third declension

  1. A Persian satrap of Lydia and Caria

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Tissaphernēs
genitive Tissaphernis
dative Tissaphernī
accusative Tissaphernem
ablative Tissapherne
vocative Tissaphernēs

References

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