Ἀννίβας

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hannibal, originally from Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl), a compound of 𐤇𐤍 (ḥn, “grace”) + 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl, “master”), originally meaning “grace of (the god) Baal”, “(the god) Baal has been gracious”.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /an.ní.baːs/ → /anˈni.βas/ → /aˈni.vas/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /an.ní.baːs/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /anˈni.bas/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /anˈni.βas/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /anˈni.vas/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /aˈni.vas/

Proper noun

Ἀννίβᾱς • (Anníbās) m (genitive Ἀννίβᾱ); first declension
Ἀννίβᾱς • (Anníbās) m (genitive Ἀννίβου); first declension

1. Hannibal

Inflection

First declension of ὁ Ἀννίβᾱς; τοῦ Ἀννίβᾱ (Doric)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀννίβᾱς ho Anníbās
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀννίβᾱ toû Anníbā
Dative	τῷ Ἀννίβᾳ tôi Anníbāi
Accusative	τὸν Ἀννίβᾱν tòn Anníbān
Vocative	Ἀννίβᾱ Anníbā
Notes:	Dialects other than Attic are not well attested. Some forms may be based on conjecture. Use with caution.

First declension of ὁ Ἀννίβᾱς; τοῦ Ἀννίβου (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ὁ Ἀννίβᾱς ho Anníbās
Genitive	τοῦ Ἀννίβου toû Anníbou
Dative	τῷ Ἀννίβᾳ tôi Anníbāi
Accusative	τὸν Ἀννίβᾱν tòn Anníbān
Vocative	Ἀννίβᾱ Anníbā
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

• Ἀννιβαϊκός (Annibaïkós)

Descendants

• Greek: Αννίβας (Annívas)

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012
• Ἀννίβας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)