proper noun · masculinethird declension
Alyattēs
Alyattēs m sg (genitive Alyattis)
Classical[a.lyˈat.teːs]Ecclesiastical[a.liˈat.tes]
Meaning
- A king of Lydia and father of Croesus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Alyattēs | — |
| genitive | Alyattis | — |
| dative | Alyattī | — |
| accusative | Alyattem | — |
| ablative | Alyatte | — |
| vocative | Alyattēs | — |
Ălўattes, is or ĕi, m., = Ἀλυάττης,
I. a king of Lydia, father of Crœsus, Plin. 2, 12, 19, § 53: regnum Alyattei, * Hor. C. 3, 16, 41.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Alyattēs eī, m
, Ἀλυάττης, a king of Lydia, father of Croesus: regnum Alyattei, H.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλυάττης (Aluáttēs), itself from Lydian 𐤥𐤠𐤩𐤥𐤤𐤯 (walwet).