Syphax

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Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Syphāx m sg (genitive Syphācis); third declension

  1. A king of Numidia during the second Punic war

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

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

References

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  • 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.