Artaphernes

== Latin == === Etymology === From Old Persian *R̥tafarnāh via Ancient Greek Ἀρταφέρνης (Artaphérnēs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ar.taˈpʰɛr.neːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ar.taˈfɛr.nes] === Proper noun === Artaphernēs m sg (genitive Artaphernis); third declension A satrap of Lydia and stepbrother of Darius ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Artaphernes”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Artaphernes”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray