noun · masculinesecond declension
chiliarchus
chiliarchus m (genitive chiliarchī)
Meaning
- masculinechiliarch, commander of a thousand men in Ancient Greece
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | chiliarchus | chiliarchī |
| genitive | chiliarchī | chiliarchōrum |
| dative | chiliarchō | chiliarchīs |
| accusative | chiliarchum | chiliarchōs |
| ablative | chiliarchō | chiliarchīs |
| vocative | chiliarche | chiliarchī |
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
chīliarchus ī, m
, χιλίαρχος (commander of 1000).—In Persia, the chancellor of state, N.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιλίαρχος (khilíarkhos), itself a calque of Old Persian *hazahrapatiš.
Descendants
- Spanishquiliarca
- Frenchchiliarque
- Italianchiliarca
- Portuguesequiliarca
- Englishchiliarch
In English words that came into English from chiliarchus
- chiliarchchiliarchus