Sandrocottus

German

Alternative forms

• Sandrokottus, Sandrokottos, Sandracottus, Sandrakottus, Sandrakottos
• Sandrocottos (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Sandrocottus.

Proper noun

Sandrocottus m

1. Chandragupta Maurya, the first Mauryan emperor reigning 321—297 BCE.

Declension

Nominative, dative and accusative Sandrocottus, genitive Sandrocottus' (without the definite article) or Sandrocottus (with the definite article).

Older declension:
Like in Latin, with nominative Sandrocottus, genitive Sandrocotti, dative and ablative Sandrocotto, accusative Sandrocottum, vocative Sandrocotte.

Latin

Alternative forms

• Androcottus, Sandracoptus, Sandracottus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σανδρόκοττος (Sandrókottos), from Sanskrit चन्द्रगुप्त (candragupta).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /san.droˈkot.tus/, [s̠än̪d̪rɔˈkɔt̪ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /san.droˈkot.tus/, [sän̪d̪roˈkɔt̪ːus]

Proper noun

Sandrocottus m sg (genitive Sandrocottī); second declension

1. Chandragupta Maurya, the first Mauryan emperor reigning 321—297 BCE.
   • c. 350 CE, Marcus Iunianus Iustinus, Epitoma Historiarum Philippicarum Pompeii Trogi XV.IV.13:

     Auctor libertatis Sandrocottus fuerat, sed titulum libertatis post victoriam in servitutem verterat; siquidem occupato regno populum, quem ab externa dominatione vindicaverat, ipse servitio premebat.

     The author of this liberation was Sandrocottus, who afterwards however, turned their semblance of liberty into slavery; for, making himself king, he oppressed the people whom he had delivered from a foreign power, with a cruel tyranny.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sandrocottus
genitive	Sandrocottī
dative	Sandrocottō
accusative	Sandrocottum
ablative	Sandrocottō
vocative	Sandrocotte

Descendants

• → German: Sandrocottus