Σπιθάμης
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Ancient Greek[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Scythian *Spitāma (literally “with abundant force”).[1]
Compare with Ancient Greek Σπιταμᾶς (Spitamâs), from Old Median *Spitāma (“with abundant force”).
Proper noun[edit]
Σπιθάμης • (Spithámēs) m (genitive Σπιθάμου); ? declension
- a male given name from Scythian: Spithames
- father of Satrabates
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Spitāma”, in Iranisches Namenbuch[1] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 309b
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- Ancient Greek terms borrowed from Scythian languages
- Ancient Greek terms derived from Scythian languages
- Ancient Greek lemmas
- Ancient Greek proper nouns
- Ancient Greek paroxytone terms
- Ancient Greek masculine proper nouns
- Ancient Greek masculine nouns
- Ancient Greek given names
- Ancient Greek male given names
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