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Masada

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Latin

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μασάδα (Masáda).

Proper noun

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Masada f sg (genitive Masadae); first declension

  1. A stronghold of Palestine, famous for the Roman siege

Declension

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First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Masada
genitive Masadae
dative Masadae
accusative Masadam
ablative Masadā
vocative Masada
locative Masadae

References

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  • Masada”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Masada in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Masada”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly