Κυαξάρης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Old Median 𐎢𐎺𐎧𐏁𐎫𐎼 (*ʰUvaxštra-). Compare Akkadian 𒌑𒀝𒊓𒋻 (ú-ak-sa-tar), 𒊌𒊓𒋻 (uk-sa-tar), 𒌑𒈠𒆪𒅖𒋻 (ú-ma-ku-iš-tar), Elamite 𒈠𒆠𒅖𒌉𒊑 (ma-ki-iš-tur-ri), 𒈠𒀝𒅖𒋻𒊏 (ma-ak-iš-tar-ra), Phrygian [script needed] (ksuwaksaros).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ky.ak.sá.rɛːs/ → /cy.akˈsa.ris/ → /ci.akˈsa.ris/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ky.ak.sá.rɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ky.akˈsa.re̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /cy.akˈsa.ris/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cy.akˈsa.ris/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ci.akˈsa.ris/

Proper noun

Κυαξάρης • (Kuaxárēs) m (genitive Κυαξάρου); first declension
Κυαξάρης • (Kuaxárēs) m (genitive Κυαξάρους); third declension

1. Cyaxares

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρης; τοῦ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρης ho Kuaxárēs
Genitive	τοῦ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρου toû Kuaxárou
Dative	τῷ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρῃ tôi Kuaxárēi
Accusative	τὸν Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρην tòn Kuaxárēn
Vocative	Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρη Kuaxárē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

or

Third declension of ὁ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρης; τοῦ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρης ho Kuaxárēs
Genitive	τοῦ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρους toû Kuaxárous
Dative	τῷ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρει tôi Kuaxárei
Accusative	τὸν Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρη tòn Kuaxárē
Vocative	Κῠᾰ́ξᾰρες Kuáxares
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• Greek: Κυαξάρης (Kyaxáris)
• → Latin: Cyaxares

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,007
• http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cyaxares-gk