Ξέρξης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (Xšayāršā).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ksérk.sɛːs/ → /ˈkserk.sis/ → /ˈkserk.sis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ksérk.sɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkserk.se̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈkserk.sis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈkserk.sis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈkserk.sis/

Proper noun

Ξέρξης • (Xérxēs) m (genitive Ξέρξου); first declension (Attic, Ionic)

1. Xerxes, the name of two kings of Persia.

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ξέρξης; τοῦ Ξέρξου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ξέρξης ho Xérxēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ξέρξου toû Xérxou
Dative	τῷ Ξέρξῃ tôi Xérxēi
Accusative	τὸν Ξέρξην tòn Xérxēn
Vocative	Ξέρξη Xérxē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

First declension of ὁ Ξέρξης; τοῦ Ξέρξεω (Ionic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ξέρξης ho Xérxēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ξέρξεω / Ξέρξω toû Xérxeō / Xérxō
Dative	τῷ Ξέρξῃ tôi Xérxēi
Accusative	τὸν Ξέρξην tòn Xérxēn
Vocative	Ξέρξη Xérxē
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

Descendants

• Alemannic German: Xerxes
• Bulgarian: Ксеркс (Kserks)
• Catalan: Xerxes
• Czech: Xerxés
• Danish: Xerxes
• Dutch: Xerxes
• English: Xerxes
• Finnish: Kserkses
• French: Xerxès
• Galician: Xerxes
• German: Xerxes
• Greek: Ξέρξης (Xérxis)
• Hungarian: Xerxész
• Italian: Serse
• Japanese: クセルクセス (Kuserukusesu)
• Korean: 크세르크세스 (keusereukeuseseu)
• Latin: Xerxes
• Norwegian: Xerxes
• Polish: Kserkses
• Portuguese: Xerxes
• Romanian: Xerxes
• Russian: Ксеркс (Kserks)
• Serbo-Croatian: Ксеркс, Kserks
• Slovak: Xerxes
• Slovene: Kserkses
• Spanish: Jerjes
• Swedish: Xerxes
• Ukrainian: Ксеркс (Kserks)
• Waray-Waray: Xerxes

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,029