Δαρεῖος

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• Δάρειος

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎼𐎹𐎺𐎢𐏁 (Dârayavauš)

Pronunciation

• (5th BC Attic): IPA: /da͜aré͜e.os/

• (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /daːríːos/

• (4th AD Koine): IPA: /ðaríos/

• (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /ðaríos/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /ðaɾíos/

Proper noun

Δαρεῖος (genitive Δαρείου) m, second declension; (Dāreios)

1. Darius

Inflection

    Second declension of Δᾱρεῖος, Δᾱρείου

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	Δᾱρεῖος
Genitive	Δᾱρείου
Dative	Δᾱρείῳ
Accusative	Δᾱρεῖον
Vocative	Δᾱρεῖε

Descendants

• Greek: Δαρείος (Dareios)
• Latin: Darius

References

• Woodhouse’s English-Greek Dictionary page 1008