Achaemenes

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See also: Achæmenes

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs), itself from Old Persian 𐏃𐎧𐎠𐎶𐎴𐎡𐏁 (Haxāmaniš).

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Proper noun

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Achaemenes

  1. The founder of the Achaemenid dynasty.

Translations

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Achaemenēs m sg (genitive Achaemenis); third declension

  1. Achaemenes, first ruler of the Persian Achaemenid dynasty

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

References

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  • Achaemenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Achaemenes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Achaemenes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.