Ἰαξάρτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Of Indo-Iranian origin. Compare Sanskrit क्षरति (kṣarati, “to flow, stream, trickle”), which shares the same ultimate source as the first element of the Persian descendant سیردریا (sirdaryâ).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /i.ak.sár.tɛːs/ → /i.akˈsar.tis/ → /i.akˈsar.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /i.ak.sár.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /i.akˈsar.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /i.akˈsar.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /i.akˈsar.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /i.akˈsar.tis/

Proper noun

Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτης • (Iăxắrtēs) m (genitive Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτου); first declension

1. Iaxartes, the ancient name of the Syr Darya river

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτης; τοῦ Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτης ho Iăxắrtēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτου toû Iăxắrtou
Dative	τῷ Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτῃ tôi Iăxắrtēi
Accusative	τὸν Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτην tòn Iăxắrtēn
Vocative	Ἰᾰξᾰ́ρτᾰ Iăxắrtă
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Iaxartēs

Further reading

• Hesychius' Lexicon: ι