LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Tissaphernēs

Tissaphernēs m sg (genitive Tissaphernis)
Classical[tɪs.saˈpʰɛr.neːs]Ecclesiastical[tis.saˈfɛr.nes]

Meaning

  1. A Persian satrap of Lydia and Caria

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTissaphernēs—
genitiveTissaphernis—
dativeTissaphernī—
accusativeTissaphernem—
ablativeTissapherne—
vocativeTissaphernēs—

Origins

From Old Persian *Ciçafarnāh via Ancient Greek Τισσαφέρνης (Tissaphérnēs).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyTissaphernesTissaphernes (Τισσαφέρνης), a famous Persian, who in B. C. 414 was commissioned by Dareius II. (Nothus) to quell the rebellion of Pissuthnes, satrap o…

Quick answers

What does Tissaphernēs mean in Latin?
Tissaphernēs, a proper noun, means “A Persian satrap of Lydia and Caria”.
What is the genitive of Tissaphernēs?
The genitive singular is Tissaphernis. Tissaphernēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Tissaphernēs?
In classical Latin, [tɪs.saˈpʰɛr.neːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tis.saˈfɛr.nes].