Μασίστης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Persian 𐎶𐎰𐎡𐏁𐎫 (m-θ-i-š-t /⁠Maθištaʰ⁠/, literally “greatest, supreme”). Might originally have been a title maθišta pasā tanūm (“the greatest after myself (the king)”)[1].

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ma.sís.tɛːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /maˈsis.te̝s/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /maˈsis.tis/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /maˈsis.tis/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /maˈsis.tis/

Proper noun

Μᾰσῐ́στης • (Masístēs) m (genitive Μᾰσῐ́στου); third declension

a male given name from Old Persian: Masistes, a Persian prince and son of Darius

Inflection

Lua error: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Descendants

→ Latin: Masistēs

References

Rüdiger Schmitt, "MASISTES" in Encyclopædia Iranica, January 1, 2000