Ecbatana
See also: Ecbátana
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Iranian; see Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hangmatāna) for more. Doublet of Hamadan.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Ecbatana
- (historical) The ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran, and subsequently a royal residence of Persian and Parthian kings.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]capital of Media
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), itself from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ekˈba.ta.na/, [ɛɡˈbät̪änä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ekˈba.ta.na/, [ekˈbäːt̪änä]
Proper noun
[edit]Ecbatana n pl (genitive Ecbatanōrum); second declension
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, plural only.
| plural | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ecbatana |
| genitive | Ecbatanōrum |
| dative | Ecbatanīs |
| accusative | Ecbatana |
| ablative | Ecbatanīs |
| vocative | Ecbatana |
| locative | Ecbatanīs |
References
[edit]- “Ecbatana”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ecbatana in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin Ecbatana, from Ancient Greek Ἐκβάτανα (Ekbátana), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Ha(n)gmatāna).
Proper noun
[edit]Ecbatana f
- (historical) Ecbatana (the ancient capital of Media, in modern-day Iran)
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