Ἐκβάτανα

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

• Ἀγβάτανα (Aeschylus, Herodotus)

Etymology

From Iranian Hangmatāna (“meeting place”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical): IPA: [eɡbátana]
• (Koine): IPA: [ɛɡbˈatana]
• (Byzantine): IPA: [eɡβˈatana]

Proper noun

Ἐκβάτανα (genitive Ἐκβατάνων) n, second declension; (Ekbatana)

1. Ecbatana

Inflection

    Inflection

Case / #	Plural
Nominative	τά Ἐκβάτᾰνᾰ
Genitive	τῶν Ἐκβᾰτάνων
Dative	τοῖς Ἐκβᾰτάνοις
Accusative	τά Ἐκβάτᾰνᾰ
Vocative	Ἐκβάτᾰνᾰ

Descendants

• Greek: Εκβάτανα (Ekvatana)
• Latin: Ecbatana

References

• Woodhouse’s English-Greek Dictionary page 1009