Atropates

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Atropatēs, borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs), borrowed from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah, from Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah, from *HáHtr̥š (“Fire; fire”) + *paHtáh (“protected”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈtɹɒpətiːz/ === Proper noun === Atropates A Persian nobleman of the 4th century BC who was satrap of Media under Darius III and retained control of northern Media (named after him Atropatian Media or simply Atropatia/Atropatene) following Alexander the Great's conquest. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs), borrowed from Old Persian *Ātr̥pātah, from Proto-Iranian *HaHtr̥paHtah, from *HáHtr̥š (“Fire; fire”) + *paHtáh (“protected”). === Proper noun === Atropatēs m sg (genitive Atropatis); third declension Atropates (a Persian nobleman of the 4th century BC who was satrap of Media under Darius III and retained control of northern Media (named after him Atropatian Media or simply Atropatia/Atropatene) following Alexander the Great's conquest) ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: Atropates French: Atropate, Atropatès Italian: Atropate