Atropates
See also: Atropatès
English
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter-
Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š
Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah
English Atropates
Learned borrowing from Latin Atropatēs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs), borrowed from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah, from Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah, from *HáHtr̥š (“Fire; fire”) + *paHtáh (“protected”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈtɹɒpətiːz/[1]
Proper noun
Atropates
- A Persian nobleman of the 4th century BC who was satrap of Media under Darius III and retained control of northern Media (named after him Atropatian Media or simply Atropatia/Atropatene) following Alexander the Great's conquest.
Derived terms
Related terms
- Atropatena, Atropatene (proper noun)
- Atropatene (adjective, noun)
- Atropatenian
- Atropatia
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Latin
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter-
Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š
Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah
Latin Atropates
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs), borrowed from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah, from Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah, from *HáHtr̥š (“Fire; fire”) + *paHtáh (“protected”).
Proper noun
Atropatēs m sg (genitive Atropatis); third declension
- Atropates (a Persian nobleman of the 4th century BC who was satrap of Media under Darius III and retained control of northern Media (named after him Atropatian Media or simply Atropatia/Atropatene) following Alexander the Great's conquest)
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Atropatēs |
| genitive | Atropatis |
| dative | Atropatī |
| accusative | Atropatem |
| ablative | Atropate |
| vocative | Atropatēs |