Syphax

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σύφαξ (Súphax), itself from Punic 𐤎𐤐𐤒 (spq).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.pʰaks/, [ˈs̠ʏpʰäks̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.faks/, [ˈsiːfäks]

Proper noun

Syphāx m sg (genitive Syphācis); third declension

A king of Numidia during the second Punic war

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Syphāx
Genitive	Syphācis
Dative	Syphācī
Accusative	Syphācem
Ablative	Syphāce
Vocative	Syphāx

References

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

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