LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Tomyris

Tomyris f sg (genitive Tomyris)
Classical[ˈtɔ.my.rɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɔː.mi.ris]

Meaning

  1. femininesingularThe queen of the Massagetae who killed Cyrus in battle

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeTomyris—
genitiveTomyris—
dativeTomyrī—
accusativeTomyrem—
ablativeTomyre—
vocativeTomyris—

Tŏmўris, is, f., = Τόμυπις,
I. a Scythian queen, by whom the elder Cyrus was defeated and slain, Just. 1, 8; Tib. 4, 1, 143; Val. Max. 9, 10, ext. 1.—Called also Tămўris or Tămĭris, Front. Strat. 2, 5; and Thămўris, Val. Max. 9, 10.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τόμυρις (Tómuris).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyTomyrisTomyris (Τόμυρις), a queen of the Massagetae. According to Herodotus, when Cyrus the Great was contemplating the reduction of that nation (B. C. 529),…

Quick answers

What does Tomyris mean in Latin?
Tomyris, a proper noun, means “The queen of the Massagetae who killed Cyrus in battle”.
What is the genitive of Tomyris?
The genitive singular is Tomyris. Tomyris is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Tomyris?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɔ.my.rɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɔː.mi.ris].