Masinissa

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ma.siˈnis.sa/, [mäs̬iˈnisːä]

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.