Masinissa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Numidian [Term?] or Punic 𐤌𐤎𐤍𐤎𐤍 (msnsn), cognate with ⵎⴰⵙⵏⵙⵏ (masnsn).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ma.siˈnis.sa/, [mäs̠ɪˈnɪs̠ːä]

Proper noun

Masinissa m sg (genitive Masinissae); first declension

  1. The first king of unified Numidia and grandfather of Jugurtha

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Masinissa
Genitive Masinissae
Dative Masinissae
Accusative Masinissam
Ablative Masinissā
Vocative Masinissa

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