Astyages

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Astyagēs, from Ancient Greek Ἀστυάγης (Astuágēs), see it for more.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /æsˈtaɪəd͡ʒiːz/

Proper noun

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Astyages (uncountable)

  1. (historical) the last king of Media, son of Cyaxares

References

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Further reading

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀστυάγης (Astuágēs).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Astyagēs m sg (genitive Astyagis); third declension

  1. Astyages

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Astyagēs
Genitive Astyagis
Dative Astyagī
Accusative Astyagem
Ablative Astyage
Vocative Astyagēs

References

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  • Astyages in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Astyages”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray