Πρηξάσπης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Median *Pr̥kšāspa (having strong horses) or *Parušaspa.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Πρηξᾰ́σπης (Prēxáspēsm (genitive Πρηξᾰ́σπου); first declension

  1. a male given name from Old Median: Prexaspes, a commander of the Persian fleet

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Latin: Prēxaspēs

References

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*pr̥kšāspa-”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 193
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “footnote 135”, in Iranica in the Achaemenid Period (ca. 550–330 B.C.): Lexicon of Old Iranian Proper Names and Loanwords, Attested in Non-Iranian Texts, Peeters Publishers, →ISBN, page 262

Further reading

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