Tissaphernes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τισσαφέρνης (Tissaphérnēs), itself from Old Persian *𐎨𐎡𐏂𐎳𐎼𐎴𐎠 (*c-i-ç-f-r-n-a /⁠*Čiçafarnah⁠/).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /tis.saˈpʰer.neːs/, [t̪ɪs̠ːäˈpʰɛrneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tis.saˈfer.nes/, [t̪isːäˈfɛrnes]

Proper noun

Tissaphernēs m sg (genitive Tissaphernis); third declension

1. A Persian satrap of Lydia and Caria

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Tissaphernēs
Genitive	Tissaphernis
Dative	Tissaphernī
Accusative	Tissaphernem
Ablative	Tissapherne
Vocative	Tissaphernēs

References

• Tissaphernes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Tissaphernes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray