Parthus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Πάρθος (Párthos).
Pronunciation[edit]
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpar.tʰus/, [ˈpärt̪ʰʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpar.tus/, [ˈpärt̪us]
Noun[edit]
Parthus m (genitive Parthī, feminine Partha); second declension
- a Parthian
Usage notes[edit]
As the Iranian region was ruled by both the Parthians and Persians, at various eras, but in any case in a remote place from an Italian point of view, the term was treated as interchangeable with Persa (“Persian”).
Declension[edit]
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | |
| Nominative | Parthus | Partha | Parthī | Parthae | |
| Genitive | Parthī | Parthae | Parthōrum | Parthārum | |
| Dative | Parthō | Parthīs | Parthīs | ||
| Accusative | Parthum | Partham | Parthōs | Parthās | |
| Ablative | Parthō | Parthā | Parthīs | Parthīs | |
| Vocative | Parthe | Partha | Parthī | Parthae | |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- Chauvot, Alain (1992) “Parthes et Perses dans les sources du IVe siècle”, in Institutions, société et vie politique dans l'Empire romain au IVe siècle ap. J.-C. Actes de la table ronde autour de l'œuvre d'André Chastagnol (Publications de l'École Française de Rome; 159)[1] (in French), →ISBN, pages 193–206
- “Parthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Parthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.