Jugurtha

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Numidian [Term?], cognate with ⵢⵓⴳⵔⵜⵏ (yugrtn).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [jʊˈɡʊr.tʰa]

Proper noun

Jugurtha m sg (genitive Jugurthae); first declension

  1. A king of Numidia who made war on Rome

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Jugurtha
genitive Jugurthae
dative Jugurthae
accusative Jugurtham
ablative Jugurthā
vocative Jugurtha

Derived terms

  • Jugurthīnus

References

  • Jugurtha”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Jugurtha in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Jugurtha”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray