Phraates

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φραᾱ́της (Phraā́tēs), itself from Parthian 𐭐𐭓𐭇𐭕 (prḥt).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pʰraˈaː.teːs/, [pʰräˈäːt̪eːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fraˈa.tes/, [fräˈäːt̪es]

Proper noun

Phraātēs m sg (genitive Phraātis); third declension

1. The name of several Parthian kings
2. A translation of the modern Persian name Farhad (فرهاد).

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Phraātēs
genitive	Phraātis
dative	Phraātī
accusative	Phraātem
ablative	Phraāte
vocative	Phraātēs

Descendants

• Italian: Fraate

References

• Phraates in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.