LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinevariously declined, first declension, third declension

Xerxēs

Xerxēs m sg (genitive Xerxae or Xerxis)
Classical[ˈksɛrk.seːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈksɛrk.ses]

Meaning

  1. Xerxes (specifically Xerxes I)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeXerxēs—
genitiveXerxae
Xerxis		—
dativeXerxae
Xerxī		—
accusativeXerxēn
Xerxem		—
ablativeXerxē—
vocativeXerxē
Xerxēs		—

Xerxes (Xerses, Cic. Leg. 2, 10, 26), is (i, Nep. Reg. 1), m., = Ξέρξης,
I. the celebrated king of Persia, son of Darius Hystaspis, vanquished by the Greeks at Salamis, Cic. Tusc. 5, 7, 20; id. N. D. 1, 41, 115.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs).

Descendants
  • EnglishXerxes
  • FrenchXerxès
  • ItalianSerse
  • PortugueseXerxes
  • SpanishJerjes
  • CzechXerxes
  • CzechXerxés
  • AfrikaansXerxesfrom Dutch Xerxes
  • FinnishKserkses
  • HungarianXerxész

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyXerxesXerxes (Ξέρξης) king of Arsamosata, in the western part of Armenia. Polybius relates that Antiochus was preparing to lay siege to Arsamosata, but Xerx…

Quick answers

What does Xerxēs mean in Latin?
Xerxēs, a noun, means “Xerxes (specifically Xerxes I)”.
What is the genitive of Xerxēs?
The genitive singular is Xerxae. Xerxēs is masculine, variously declined, first declension, third declension.
How do you pronounce Xerxēs?
In classical Latin, [ˈksɛrk.seːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈksɛrk.ses].