Πέρσης

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠pārsa⁠/).

Connected by folk etymology to the verb πέρθω (pérthō, to sack, ravage, destroy (a city); to slay (a person)), due to the fact that ancient Greek-Persian relationships involved major military conflicts. This etymology is also found in Homer's Odyssey. This is also the explanation proferred for the name of the Titan, being the embodiment of destruction.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Πέρσης (Pérsēsm (genitive Πέρσου); first declension (Epic, Ionic, Attic, Koine)

  1. Perses

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Noun

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Πέρσης (Pérsēsm (genitive Πέρσου); first declension (Epic, Ionic, Attic, Koine)

  1. a Persian

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Πέρσης (Pérsis) (plural Πέρσες (Pérses))
  • Latin: Perses (plural Persae)

References

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  • Πέρσης”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Πέρσης”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,021

Greek

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Noun

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Πέρσης (Pérsism (plural Πέρσες, feminine Περσίδα)

  1. A Persian man

Declension

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see: Περσία