Κυαξάρης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Median; reflecting Old Iranian *^hUvaxštra-. Compare Akkadian 𒊬𒀝𒊓𒋻 (mú-ak-sa-tar), 𒈮𒊓𒋻 (muk-sa-tar), 𒊬𒈠𒆪𒅖𒋻 (mú-ma-ku-iš-tar), Elamite 𒈠𒆠𒅖𒌉𒊑 (ma-ki-iš-tur-ri), 𒈠𒀝𒅖𒋻𒊏 (ma-ak-iš-tar-ra), Phrygian [script needed] (ksuwaksaros).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ky.ak.sá.rɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ky.akˈsa.res/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ky.akˈsa.ris/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /cy.akˈsa.ris/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ci.akˈsa.ris/

Proper noun

Κυαξάρης • (Kuaxárēs) m (genitive Κυαξάρου); first declension
Κυαξάρης • (Kuaxárēs) m (genitive Κυαξάρους); third declension

Cyaxares

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρης; τοῦ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρης ho Kuaxárēs
Genitive	τοῦ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρου toû Kuaxárou
Dative	τῷ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρῃ tôi Kuaxárēi
Accusative	τὸν Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρην tòn Kuaxárēn
Vocative	Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρη Kuaxárē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

or

Third declension of ὁ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρης; τοῦ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρους (contracted, Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρης ho Kuaxárēs
Genitive	τοῦ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρους toû Kuaxárous
Dative	τῷ Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρει tôi Kuaxárei
Accusative	τὸν Κῠᾰξᾰ́ρη tòn Kuaxárē
Vocative	Κῠᾰ́ξᾰρες Kuáxares
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

Greek: Κυαξάρης (Kyaxáris)
Latin: Cyaxares

References

Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,007
http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/cyaxares-gk

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