Σπιθριδάτης

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Persian *Spiθradātah.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Σπῐθρῐδᾱ́της (Spithridā́tēsm (genitive Σπῐθρῐδᾱ́του); first declension

  1. a male given name from Old Persian: Spithridates
    1. an Achaemenid general who revolted against Pharnabazus II
    2. brother of Rhosaces and satrap of Lydia and Ionia who smashed Alexander the Great's helmet at the Battle of the Granicus

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Σπιθριδάτης (Spithridátis)
  • Latin: Spithridātēs

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Hinz, Walther (1975) “*spiθradāta”, in Altiranisches Sprachgut der Nebenüberlieferungen (Göttinger Orientforschungen, Reihe III, Iranica; 3)‎[1] (in German), Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, page 227
  2. ^ Tavernier, Jan (2007) “4.2.1600. *Spiθradāta < *Spiθradāta”, 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 314