Paraetacene

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Παραιτακηνή (Paraitakēnḗ).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /pa.rae̯.taˈkeː.neː/, [päräe̯t̪äˈkeːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /pa.re.taˈt͡ʃe.ne/, [päret̪äˈt͡ʃɛːne]

Proper noun

Paraetacēnē f sg (genitive Paraetacēnēs); first declension

1. An ancient district of Persia, in modern Iran

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Paraetacēnē
Genitive	Paraetacēnēs
Dative	Paraetacēnae
Accusative	Paraetacēnēn
Ablative	Paraetacēnē
Vocative	Paraetacēnē

Derived terms

• Paraetacēnī

References

• Paraetacene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Paraetacene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly