Parthus

== Latin == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρθος (Párthos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpar.tʰʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpar.tus] === Adjective === Parthus (feminine Partha, neuter Parthum); first/second-declension adjective Parthian ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. ==== Descendants ==== French: parthe Italian: parto Portuguese: parto Spanish: parto === Noun === Parthus m (genitive Parthī, feminine Partha); second declension a Parthian ==== Usage notes ==== As the Iranian region was ruled by both the Parthians and Persians, at various eras, but in any case in a remote place from an Italian point of view, the term was treated as interchangeable with Persa (“Persian”). ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. === Related terms === === Descendants === English: Parth Italian: parto Middle French: PartheFrench: Parthe→ Iranian Persian: پارت (pârt) Portuguese: parto Spanish: parto === References === Chauvot, Alain (1992), “Parthes et Perses dans les sources du IVe siècle”, in Institutions, société et vie politique dans l'Empire romain au IVe siècle ap. J.-C. Actes de la table ronde autour de l'œuvre d'André Chastagnol (Publications de l'École Française de Rome; 159)‎[1] (in French), →ISBN, pages 193–206 “Parthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Parthus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.