Alyattes

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀλυάττης (Aluáttēs), itself from Lydian 𐤥𐤠𐤩𐤥𐤤𐤯 (walwet).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.lyˈat.teːs/, [älʲyˈät̪ːeːs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.liˈat.tes/, [äliˈät̪ːes]

Proper noun

Alyattēs m sg (genitive Alyattis); third declension

A king of Lydia and father of Croesus

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Alyattēs
Genitive	Alyattis
Dative	Alyattī
Accusative	Alyattem
Ablative	Alyatte
Vocative	Alyattēs

References

“Alyattes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Alyattes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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