Parthus

From Ancient Greek Πάρθος (Párthos).

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpar.tʰus/, [ˈpärt̪ʰʊs̠]

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpar.tus/, [ˈpärt̪us]

Parthus m (genitive Parthī, feminine Partha); second declension

1. a Parthian

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”).

First/second-declension adjective.

• Parthia
• parthicus

• Chauvot, Alain (1992) “Parthes et Perses dans les sources du IV^e siècle”, in Institutions, société et vie politique dans l'Empire romain au IV^e siècle ap. J.-C. Actes de la table ronde autour de l'œuvre d'André Chastagnol (Publications de l'École Française de Rome; 159)‎ (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.