Mastanabal

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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.