Tigranes

English

Etymology

From Latin Tigrānēs, from Ancient Greek Τιγράνης (Tigránēs).

A tetradrachm of Tigranes II (Armenian king, ruled 95 BCE–55 BCE)

Proper noun

Tigranes

1. A male given name of historical usage, notably borne by several kings of Armenia

Related terms

• Tigran

Translations

historical given name

• Armenian: Տիգրան (Tigran)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: Tigranes m

Anagrams

• Tangiers, Tasering, angriest, angrites, angstier, astringe, ganister, gantries, granites, inert gas, ingrates, rangiest, reasting, stearing, tasering, tearings

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Catalan

Proper noun

Tigranes m

1. Tigranes

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τιγράνης (Tigránēs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /tiˈɡraː.neːs/, [t̪ɪˈɡräːneːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /tiˈɡra.nes/, [t̪iˈɡräːnes]

Proper noun

Tigrānēs m sg (genitive Tigrānis); third declension

1. the name of various kings of Armenia

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Tigrānēs
Genitive	Tigrānis
Dative	Tigrānī
Accusative	Tigrānem
Ablative	Tigrāne
Vocative	Tigrānēs

References

• “Tigranes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Tigranes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Tigranes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray