Ἀστυάγης

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Median *R̥štivaigah,[1][2] modified by folk etymology (compare ἄστυ (ástu, city) and ἄγνυμι (ágnumi, break) and compound names ending in -αγης (-agēs)).

See also Old Armenian Աժդահակ (Aždahak, Azhdahak; Astyages), where the sense "Astyages" was developed by folk etymology.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἀστῠάγης (Astuágēsm (genitive Ἀστῠάγους); third declension

  1. a male given name from Old Median: Astyages

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Αστυάγης (Astyágis)
  • Latin: Astyagēs

References

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*rštivaiga-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 208
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1443. *Ṛštivaiga-”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 291

Further reading

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