Gobryas

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin Gobryās, from Ancient Greek Γοβρύᾱς (Gobrúās), from Old Persian 𐎥𐎢𐎲𐎽𐎢𐎺 (g-u-b-ru-u-v /⁠Gaub(a)ruva?⁠/); see Γοβρύᾱς (Gobrúās) for more.

Proper noun[edit]

Gobryas (uncountable)

  1. (historical) Any of several notable ancient Persian noblemen

References[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Γοβρύᾱς (Gobrúās).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Gobryās m sg (genitive Gobryae); first declension

  1. Gobryas

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Gobryās
Genitive Gobryae
Dative Gobryae
Accusative Gobryān
Ablative Gobryā
Vocative Gobryā

References[edit]

  • Gobryas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray