proper noun · femininefirst declension
Pasargadae
Pasargadae f pl (genitive Pasargadārum)
Classical[paˈsar.ɡa.dae̯]Ecclesiastical[paˈs̬ar.ɡa.de]
Meaning
- femininepluralPasargadae
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Pasargadae |
| genitive | — | Pasargadārum |
| dative | — | Pasargadīs |
| accusative | — | Pasargadās |
| ablative | — | Pasargadīs |
| vocative | — | Pasargadae |
| locative | — | Pasargadīs |
Păsargădae, Persagădae, ārum, f., or Parsagăda, ōrum, n., = Πασαργάδαι,
I. a citadei in Persis, inhabited by the Magi, and containing the tomb of Cyrus, now the ruins of Darabgerd. Plin. 6, 23, 26, § 99; 6, 26, 29, § 116 (al. Frasargida); Curt. 5, 6, 10.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πασαργάδαι (Pasargádai), from Old Persian *Pāθragadā.
Descendants
- FrenchPasargades
- EnglishPasargadfrom French Pasargades
- ItalianPasargade
- EnglishPasargadae
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyPasargadaePasargadae (Πασαργάδαι, Strab. 15.730), a great city of the early Persians, situated, according to the best authorities, on the small river Cyrus (now…GeographyPasargadaePasargadae (Πασαργάδαι), according to Herodotus, one of the three chief tribes of the ancient Persians (1.125); according to other writers, a people o…