Cambyses

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καμβύσης (Kambúsēs).

Proper noun

Cambyses

1. An Old Persian male given name, particularly borne by Achaemenid kings of Persia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Καμβύσης (Kambúsēs).

View of the river Iori

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /kamˈbyː.seːs/

Proper noun

Cambȳsēs m (genitive Cambȳsis); third declension

1. The name of several kings of Persia
2. A river of Albania, rising in the Caucasus and flowing into the Cyrus, now the river Iori
3. A river that flows into the Caspian Sea near the river Amardus

References

• Cambyses in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Cambyses in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Cambyses in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• Cambyses in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly