Mastanabal

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Numidian *𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤍𐤁 or Punic 𐤌𐤎𐤕𐤍𐤏𐤁𐤀 (mstnʿbʾ), cognate with ⵎⴰⵙⵟⴰⵏⴱⴰⵍ (masṭanbal).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /masˈta.na.bal/, [mäs̠ˈt̪änäbäɫ̪]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /masˈta.na.bal/, [mäsˈt̪äːnäbäl]

Proper noun

Mastanabal m sg (genitive Mastanabalis); third declension

1. A king of Numidia, son of Masinissa and brother of Micipsa

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Mastanabal
genitive	Mastanabalis
dative	Mastanabalī
accusative	Mastanabalem
ablative	Mastanabale
vocative	Mastanabal

References

• Mastanabal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.