proper noun · masculinethird declension
Cambȳsēs
Cambȳsēs m sg (genitive Cambȳsis)
Classical[kamˈbyː.seːs]Ecclesiastical[kamˈbiː.s̬es]
Meaning
- The name of several kings of Persia
- a river in Albania, rising in the Caucasus and flowing into the Cyrus, now the river Iori
- A river that flows into the Caspian Sea near the river Amardus
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Cambȳsēs | — |
| genitive | Cambȳsis | — |
| dative | Cambȳsī | — |
| accusative | Cambȳsem | — |
| ablative | Cambȳse | — |
| vocative | Cambȳsēs | — |
| locative | Cambȳsī Cambȳse | — |
Cambȳses, is, m., = Καμβύσης.
I. The husband of Mandane, and father of the elder Cyrus, Just. 1, 4, 4.—
II. The son and successor of the elder Cyrus, Just. 1, 9; Mel. 1, 11, 3; Val. Max. 6, 3, ext. 3; Luc. 10, 280.
A. A river in Albania, which rises on the Caucasus and empties into the Cyrus, now Jora, Mel. 3, 5, 6; Plin. 6, 13, 15, § 39.—
B. A river of Media, Amm. 23, 6, 40.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καμβῡ́σης (Kambū́sēs).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
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