achaemenis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀχαιμενίς (akhaimenís), according to Beekes ultimately from Ἀχαιμένης (Akhaiménēs, “founder of the Achaemenid dynasty”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈkʰae̯.me.nis/, [aˈkʰae̯.mɛ.nɪs]

Noun

achaemenis f (genitive achaemenidis); third declension

a plant alleged to have magical properties

Inflection

Third declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	achaemenis	achaemenidēs
Genitive	achaemenidis	achaemenidum
Dative	achaemenidī	achaemenidibus
Accusative	achaemenidem	achaemenidēs
Ablative	achaemenide	achaemenidibus
Vocative	achaemenis	achaemenidēs

References

achaemenis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
achaemenis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette