Pharnaces

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φαρνάκης (Pharnákēs), itself from Old Iranian *Farnaka-.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpʰar.na.keːs/, [ˈpʰärnäkeːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfar.na.t͡ʃes/, [ˈfärnät͡ʃes]

Proper noun

Pharnacēs m sg (genitive Pharnacis); third declension

The progenitor of the kings of Cappadocia
The name of two kings of Pontus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Pharnacēs
Genitive	Pharnacis
Dative	Pharnacī
Accusative	Pharnacem
Ablative	Pharnace
Vocative	Pharnacēs

Descendants

Italian: Farnace

References

Pharnaces in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
“Pharnaces”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

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