Parthus

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Πάρθος (Párthos).

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpar.tʰʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpar.tus]

Parthus (feminine Partha, neuter Parthum); first/second-declension adjective

1. Parthian

First/second-declension adjective.

Parthus m (genitive Parthī, feminine Partha); second declension

1. a Parthian

As the Iranian region was ruled by both the Parthians and Persians, at various eras, but in any case in a remote place from an Italian point of view, the term was treated as interchangeable with Persa (“Persian”).

First/second-declension adjective.

• English: Parth
• French: parthe, Parthe
• Italian: parto
• Portuguese: parto
• Spanish: parto

• Chauvot, Alain (1992), “Parthes et Perses dans les sources du IV^e siècle”, in Institutions, société et vie politique dans l'Empire romain au IV^e siècle ap. J.-C. Actes de la table ronde autour de l'œuvre d'André Chastagnol (Publications de l'École Française de Rome; 159)‎^[1] (in French), →ISBN, pages 193–206
• “Parthus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “Parthus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.