Ἀσπαθίνης

Ἀσπαθίνης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎠𐎿𐎱𐎨𐎴𐎠 (a-s-p-c-n-a /Aspacanāʰ/), nominative singular of Aspačanah- (literally “delighting in horses”)[1].

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /as.pa.tʰí.nɛːs/ → /as.paˈθi.nis/ → /as.paˈθi.nis/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /as.pa.tʰí.nɛːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /as.paˈtʰi.ne̝s/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /as.paˈθi.nis/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /as.paˈθi.nis/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /as.paˈθi.nis/

Proper noun

Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νης • (Aspathínēs) m (genitive Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νου); third declension

1. a male given name from Old Persian: Aspathines, a Persian official under Darius the Great

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νης; τοῦ Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νης ho Aspathínēs
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νου toû Aspathínou
Dative	τῷ Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νῃ tôi Aspathínēi
Accusative	τὸν Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νην tòn Aspathínēn
Vocative	Ἀσπᾰθῐ́νη Aspathínē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• → Latin: Aspathinēs

References

1. Tavernier, Jan (2007), “1.2.7. *Aspačanā”, 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 14

Further reading

• Ἀσπαθίνης in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)