Mazaeus

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μαζαῖος (Mazaîos), itself from Old Iranian *Mazdāya-.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Mazaeus m sg (genitive Mazaeī); second declension

  1. A Persian noble and governor of Babylon

Declension

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Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Mazaeus
Genitive Mazaeī
Dative Mazaeō
Accusative Mazaeum
Ablative Mazaeō
Vocative Mazaee

References

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