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Ἀδούσιος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Persian *Ādušyah (literally the pleasant one), cognate with Avestan 𐬰𐬎𐬱 (zuš, pleasant, elegant).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἀδούσῐος (Adoúsiosm (genitive Ἀδουσῐ́ου); second declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian: Adusius, a Persian satrap of Caria

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: Adūsius

References

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*āδušya-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 23

Further reading

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