Hystaspes

Latin

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎻𐏁𐎫𐎠𐎿𐎱 (Vištāspaʰ) via Ancient Greek Ὑστάσπης (Hustáspēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /hysˈtas.peːs/, [hʏs̠ˈt̪äs̠peːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /isˈtas.pes/, [isˈt̪äspes]

Proper noun

Hystaspēs m sg (genitive Hystaspis); third declension

1. The satrap of Persia and father of Darius

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hystaspēs
genitive	Hystaspis
dative	Hystaspī
accusative	Hystaspem
ablative	Hystaspe
vocative	Hystaspēs

References

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