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Artaphernes

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Old Persian *R̥tafarnāh via Ancient Greek Ἀρταφέρνης (Artaphérnēs).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Artaphernēs m sg (genitive Artaphernis); third declension

  1. A satrap of Lydia and stepbrother of Darius

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Artaphernēs
genitive Artaphernis
dative Artaphernī
accusative Artaphernem
ablative Artapherne
vocative Artaphernēs

References

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