Amasias

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμασίας (Amasías), derived from Biblical Hebrew עֲמַסְיָה ('amasyá).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.maˈsiː.aːs/, [ämäˈs̠iːäːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.maˈsi.as/, [ämäˈs̬iːäs]

Proper noun

Amasīās m sg (genitive Amasīae); first declension

1. (biblical) Amasiah

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Amasīās
genitive	Amasīae
dative	Amasīae
accusative	Amasīān
ablative	Amasīā
vocative	Amasīā

References

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