Xerxes
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs), from Old Persian 𐎧𐏁𐎹𐎠𐎼𐏁𐎠 (x-š-y-a-r-š-a /Xšayāršā/, “ruler among kings”). Doublet of Ahasuerus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈzɜːk.siːz/
- (US) enPR: zûrk'sēz, IPA(key): /ˈzɝksiːz/
Proper noun
Xerxes (plural Xerxeses)
- (historical) Xerxes I, a Persian king of the Achaemenid dynasty who reigned 485-465 BC.
- (historical) Xerxes II, a Persian king who ruled for 45 days in 424 BC before being assassinated.
- A male given name from Old Persian mainly applied to historical and fictional characters.
Translations
Xerxes I of Persia
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Xerxes II of Persia
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See also
Further reading
- “Xerxes”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Xenophon in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
Catalan
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ξέρξης (Xérxēs).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkserk.seːs/, [ˈks̠ɛrks̠eːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈkserk.ses/, [ˈksɛrkses]
Noun
Xerxēs m sg (variously declined, genitive Xerxae or Xerxis); first declension, third declension
Declension
Both first- and third-declension forms are found:
First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ēs), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Xerxēs |
| Genitive | Xerxae |
| Dative | Xerxae |
| Accusative | Xerxēn |
| Ablative | Xerxē |
| Vocative | Xerxē |
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Xerxēs |
| Genitive | Xerxis |
| Dative | Xerxī |
| Accusative | Xerxem |
| Ablative | Xerxe |
| Vocative | Xerxēs |
References
- “Xerxes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Xerxes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
Further reading
Xerxes (nomen) on the Latin Wikipedia.Wikipedia la
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛʁ.ʃis/ [ˈʃɛh.ʃis]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛɾ.ʃis/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛʁ.ʃiʃ/ [ˈʃɛχ.ʃiʃ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛɻ.ʃes/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʃɛɾ.ʃɨʃ/
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