LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Atropatēs

Atropatēs m sg (genitive Atropatis)

Meaning

  1. Atropates (a Persian nobleman of the 4th century BC who was satrap of Media under Darius III and retained control of northern Media (named after him Atropatian Media or simply Atropatia/Atropatene) following Alexander the Great's conquest)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAtropatēs—
genitiveAtropatis—
dativeAtropatī—
accusativeAtropatem—
ablativeAtropate—
vocativeAtropatēs—

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eh₁ter-
  3. Proto-Iranian*HáHtr̥š
  4. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*peh₂-tó-s
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*paHtás
  7. Proto-Iranian*paHtáh
  8. Proto-Iranian*HaHtr̥paHtah
  9. LatinAtropatēs

Old Persian *Ātr̥pātahbor. Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs)bor. Latin Atropates Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs), borrowed from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah, from Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah, from *HáHtr̥š (“Fire; fire”) + *paHtáh (“protected”).

Descendants
  • EnglishAtropates
  • FrenchAtropate
  • FrenchAtropatès
  • ItalianAtropate

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyAtropatesAtropates (Ἀτροπάτης), called Atrapes by Diodorus (18.4), a Persian satrap, apparently of Media, had the command of the Medes, together with the Cadus…

Quick answers

What does Atropatēs mean in Latin?
Atropatēs, a proper noun, means “Atropates (a Persian nobleman of the 4th century BC who was satrap of Media under Darius III and retained control of northern Media (named after him Atropatian Media or simply Atropatia/Atropatene) following Alexander th”.
What is the genitive of Atropatēs?
The genitive singular is Atropatis. Atropatēs is masculine, third declension.
Where does Atropatēs come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₁ter- → Proto-Iranian *HáHtr̥š → Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- → Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-tó-s → Proto-Indo-Iranian *paHtás → Proto-Iranian *paHtáh → Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah → Latin Atropatēs.