Meanings
mithridates1
noun
- pluralplural of mithridate
Mithridates2
proper noun
- historicala male given name popularized in Achaemenid and post-Achaemenid Persia
- historicalName of several kings in the Mithridatid dynasty of Pontus and the Arsacid dynasty of Parthia.
Origin
- Old Persian*Miθradātah
- Ancient GreekΜιθριδάτης
- LatinMithridātēs
- EnglishMithridates
From Latin Mithridātēs, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), from Old Persian *Miθradātah.
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek, Old Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης, Μιθραδάτης
- Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs)ancient male given name
- Μιθραδάτης (Mithradátēs)ancient male given name
- Μιτραδάτης (Mitradátēs)ancient male given name
Bulgarian Митридат
- Митридат (Mitridat)ancient male given name
Catalan Mitridates
- Mitridatesancient male given name
Chinese Mandarin 米特里達梯
- 米特里達梯ancient male given name
Dutch Mithridates
- Mithridatesancient male given name
Finnish Mithridates
- Mithridatesancient male given name
French Mithridate
- Mithridateancient male given name
German Mithridates
- Mithridatesancient male given name
Greek Μιθριδάτης
- Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátis)ancient male given name
Hebrew מִתְרְדָת, מִיתְרִידָטֶס
- מִתְרְדָת (Mīṯrəḏāṯ)ancient male given name
- מִיתְרִידָטֶס (Mitridátes)ancient male given name
Hungarian Mithridatész
- Mithridatészancient male given name
Italian Mitridate
- Mitridateancient male given name
Japanese ミトリダテス
- ミトリダテスancient male given name
Latin Mithridātēs
- Mithridātēsancient male given name
Lithuanian Mitridatai
- Mitridataiancient male given name
Norwegian Bokmål Mitridates
- Mitridatesancient male given name
Persian مهرداد
- مهرداد (mehrdâd)ancient male given name
Polish Mitrydates
- Mitrydatesancient male given name
Portuguese Mitrídates
- Mitrídatesancient male given name
Romanian Mitridat
- Mitridatancient male given name
Russian Митридат
- Митридат (Mitridat)ancient male given name
Slovak Mithridates
- Mithridatesancient male given name
Spanish Mitrídates
- Mitrídatesancient male given name
Turkish Mithridatis
- Mithridatisancient male given name
Ukrainian Мітрідат
- Мітрідат (Mitridat)ancient male given name
Welsh Mithridates
- Mithridatesancient male given name
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mithridates
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APA
mithridates. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mithridates
MLA
“mithridates.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mithridates. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mithridates,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mithridates.
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