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Δαυρίσης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Median *Dahyuvraisah or Old Persian *Dahyuvraiθah.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Δαυρῐ́σης (Daurísēsm (genitive Δαυρῐ́σου); third declension

  1. a male given name: Daurises, a Persian commander and son-in-law of Hystaspes

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: Daurisēs

References

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  1. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 164
  2. ^ Rüdiger Schmitt, "DAURISES" in Encyclopædia Iranica, December 15, 1994

Further reading

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