Megabates

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεγαβάτης (Megabátēs), itself from Old Persian *𐎲𐎥𐎱𐎠𐎫 (*Baga-pāta-, literally Protected by the gods) or Old Iranian *Bagapāta- (literally protected by God).

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Proper noun[edit]

Megabatēs m sg (genitive Megabatis); third declension

  1. A Persian general, who sieged the island of Naxos

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Megabatēs
Genitive Megabatis
Dative Megabatī
Accusative Megabatem
Ablative Megabate
Vocative Megabatēs

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