Μιθριδάτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼𐎭𐎠𐎫 (*Miθra-dāta-, “given by Mithra”). Akin to Parthian 𐭌𐭕𐭓𐭃𐭕 (mtrdt), Persian مهرداد (Mehrdād).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mi.tʰri.dǎː.tɛːs/ → /mi.θriˈða.tis/ → /mi.θriˈða.tis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /mi.tʰri.dǎː.tɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mi.tʰriˈda.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mi.θriˈða.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mi.θriˈða.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mi.θriˈða.tis/

Proper noun

Μιθριδᾱ́της • (Mithridā́tēs) m (genitive Μιθριδᾱ́του); first declension

1. Mithridates

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Μιθριδᾱ́της; τοῦ Μιθριδᾱ́του (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Μιθριδᾱ́της ho Mithridā́tēs
Genitive	τοῦ Μιθριδᾱ́του toû Mithridā́tou
Dative	τῷ Μιθριδᾱ́τῃ tôi Mithridā́tēi
Accusative	τὸν Μιθριδᾱ́την tòn Mithridā́tēn
Vocative	Μιθριδᾶτᾰ Mithridâta
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Μιθριδᾱτῐκός (Mithridātikós)

Descendants

• Greek: Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátis)
• Latin: Mithridātēs

  English: Mithridates

  French: Mithridate

  Italian: Mitridate

  Portuguese: Mitrídates

  Spanish: Mitrídates

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,017