Otanes

Latin

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎢𐎫𐎠𐎴 (u-t-a-n /⁠ʰUtānaʰ⁠/) via Ancient Greek Ὀτάνης (Otánēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ta.neːs/, [ˈɔt̪äneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈo.ta.nes/, [ˈɔːt̪änes]

Proper noun

Otanēs m sg (genitive Otanis); third declension

1. A noble Persian and son of Pharnaspes

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Otanēs
genitive	Otanis
dative	Otanī
accusative	Otanem
ablative	Otane
vocative	Otanēs

References

• “Otanes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray