Amyntas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμύντας (Amúntas).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈmyn.taːs/, [äˈmʏn̪t̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈmin.tas/, [äˈmin̪t̪äs]

Proper noun

Amyntās m sg (genitive Amyntae); first declension

1. The name of various kings of Macedonia, as well as other Greek and Hellenistic kings and generals

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Amyntās
genitive	Amyntae
dative	Amyntae
accusative	Amyntān
ablative	Amyntā
vocative	Amyntā

Descendants

• Italian: Aminta

References

• Amyntas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Amyntas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray