Amasis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄμασις (Ámasis), itself from Egyptian
(jꜥḥ-ms).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈmaː.sis/, [äˈmäːs̠ɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈma.sis/, [äˈmäːs̬is]

Proper noun

Amāsis m sg (genitive Amāsis); third declension

The name of two kings of Egypt

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Amāsis
Genitive	Amāsis
Dative	Amāsī
Accusative	Amāsem
Ablative	Amāse
Vocative	Amāsis

References

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

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