Φραάτης

Φραάτης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Parthian *Frahāta (literally “gained, earned”)[1]. See Persian فرهاد‎ (farhâd) for more.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /ɸraˈa.tis/ → /fraˈa.tis/

• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /pʰraˈa.te̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ɸraˈa.tis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /fraˈa.tis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /fraˈa.tis/

Proper noun

Φραάτης • (Phraátēs) m (genitive Φραάτου); third declension

1. a male given name from Parthian: Phraates, the name of several kings of Parthia

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Φραάτης; τοῦ Φραάτου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Φραάτης ho Phraátēs
Genitive	τοῦ Φραάτου toû Phraátou
Dative	τῷ Φραάτῃ tôi Phraátēi
Accusative	τὸν Φραάτην tòn Phraátēn
Vocative	Φραάτᾰ Phraáta
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Phraatēs

References

1. Rüdiger Schmitt, "PERSONAL NAMES, IRANIAN iv. PARTHIAN PERIOD" in Encyclopædia Iranica, July 20, 2005

Further reading

• Φραάτης in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette