Mazaeus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαζαῖος (Mazaîos), itself from Old Iranian *Mazdāya-.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mazˈzae̯.us/, [mäz̪ˈd̪͡z̪äe̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /madˈd͡ze.us/, [mäd̪ˈd̪͡z̪ɛːus]

Proper noun

Mazaeus m sg (genitive Mazaeī); second declension

1. A Persian noble and governor of Babylon

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Mazaeus
genitive	Mazaeī
dative	Mazaeō
accusative	Mazaeum
ablative	Mazaeō
vocative	Mazaee

References

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