Tomyris

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τόμυρις (Tómuris).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Tomyris f sg (genitive Tomyris); third declension

  1. The queen of the Massagetae who killed Cyrus in battle

Declension

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Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Tomyris
Genitive Tomyris
Dative Tomyrī
Accusative Tomyrem
Ablative Tomyre
Vocative Tomyris

References

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  • Tomyris”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • Tomyris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.