Mithridates

See also: mithridates

English

From Latin Mithridātēs, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), from Old Persian 𐎷𐎰𐎼𐎭𐎠𐎫 (mi-θ-r-d-a-t, literally “given by Mithra”).

Mithridates

(historical) a male given name popularized in Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid Persia
1. (historical) Name of several kings in the Mithridatid dynasty of Pontus and the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia.

ancient male given name

French: Mithridate (fr) m
German: Mithridates m
Greek: Μιθριδάτης (el) m (Mithridátis)
Ancient: Μιθριδάτης m (Mithridátēs), Μιθραδάτης m (Mithradátēs)
Italian: Mitridate m

Mithridātēs m (genitive Mithridātis); third declension

Third declension.

Mithridates in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Mithridates in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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