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proper noun

Paropamīsus

Paropamīsus
Classical[pa.rɔ.paˈmiː.sʊs]Ecclesiastical[pa.ro.paˈmiː.s̬us]

Meaning

  1. historicalParopamisus (an ancient region and satrapy in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, ruled by the Greeks around the time of Alexander the Great and later ceded to Chandragupta Maurya)
  2. Paropamisus (a mountain range in Afghanistan)

Parŏpamīsus (Parăp-) or Parŏ-panīsus (Parăp-), i, m., = Παροπάμισος (Παραπ-).
I. A high mountain beyond the Caspian Sea, now Hindu-Kuh or HinduKusch, Mel. 1, 15, 2; 3, 7, 6; Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 71; Curt. 7, 4, 15.—Hence,
B. Parŏ-pamīsădae (Parăp-), ārum, m., the inhabitants of that mountain, Curt. 7, 3, 4; 9, 8, 6.—The same: Parŏpamīsii (Parăp-), Mel. 1, 2, 5.—
II. A river in Northern Asia, prob. the modern Obi, Plin. 4, 13, 27, § 94 (Sillig, Parapanisus).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Παροπάμισος (Paropámisos).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyParopamisusParopamisus (ὁ Παροπάμισος, Strab. xv. p.689; Παροπάνισος, Ptol. 6.11.17; Παραπάμισος, Arrian, Anab. 5.4.5; Παροπάμισσος, Steph. B. sub voce Paropamis…

Quick answers

What does Paropamīsus mean in Latin?
Paropamīsus, a proper noun, means “Paropamisus (an ancient region and satrapy in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, ruled by the Greeks around the time of Alexander the Great and later ceded to Chandragupta Maurya); Paropamisus (a mountain range in Afghanis”.
How do you pronounce Paropamīsus?
In classical Latin, [pa.rɔ.paˈmiː.sʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pa.ro.paˈmiː.s̬us].