proper noun · masculinevariously declined, third declension, first declension
Euphrātēs1
Euphrātēs m sg (genitive Euphrātis or Euphrātae)
Classical[ɛu̯ˈpʰraː.teːs]Ecclesiastical[eu̯ˈfraː.tes]
Meaning
- Euphrates (a river in West Asia)
- A philosopher in the time of Pliny the Younger.
- rareA surname.
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Euphrātēs | — |
| genitive | Euphrātis Euphrātae, Eufrātae, Eufrātis | — |
| dative | Euphrātī Euphrātae, Eufrātae, Eufrātī | — |
| accusative | Euphrātem Euphrātēn, Eufrātem, Eufrātēn | — |
| ablative | Euphrāte Eufrāte | — |
| vocative | Euphrātēs Euphrātē, Eufrātē | — |
Euphrātes (in Inscr. also EVFRATES), is, m., = Εὐφράτης,
I. A wellknown river in Syria, which rises in Armenia, and, after its junction with the Tigris, empties into the Persian Gulf, now Frat, Mel. 1, 11, 2; 3, 8, 5; Plin. 5, 24, 20, § 83 sqq.; Prud. Ham. 562; Cic. N. D. 2, 52, 130; Plin. Pan. 14; abl. Euphratē, Luc. 8, 358.—
A. Euphrā-taeus, a, um, = Εὐφραταῖος, of the Euphrates, i. e. Armenian:
diademata, Stat. S. 2, 2, 122.—B. Euphrātis, ĭdis, f., adj., of the Euphrates:
ripa, Sid. Ep. 8, 9. —II. A philosopher in the time of the younger Pliny, Plin. Ep. 1, 10.—†
III. A rare Roman surname: M. IVNIVS EVFRATES, Inscr. in Bull. dell. Inst. 1844, p. 90.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Εὐφράτης (Euphrátēs), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎳𐎼𐎠𐎬𐎢 (u-f-r-a-tu-u /ʰUfrātuš/), itself from Akkadian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Purattu), from Sumerian 𒀀𒇉𒌓𒄒𒉣 (^(ÍD)Buranun). See English etymology for further details.
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyEuphratesEuphrates (ὁ Εὐφράτης, Εὐφρήτης), the river of Western Asia, which, with its twin-stream the Tigris, forms the third among the systems of double river…Biography & mythologyEuphratesEuphrates (Εὐφράτης), an eminent Stoic philosopher of the time of Hadrian. According to Philostratus (Vit. Soph. 1.7, Vit. Apoll. 1.13), he was a nati…