Hiempsal
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Numidian [Term?].
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /hiˈemp.sal/, [hiˈɛmps̠äɫ̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /iˈemp.sal/, [iˈɛmpsäl]
Proper noun edit
Hiempsal m sg (genitive Hiempsalis); third declension
- A king of Numidia and son of Micipsa
- A king of Mauritania
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Hiempsal |
| Genitive | Hiempsalis |
| Dative | Hiempsalī |
| Accusative | Hiempsalem |
| Ablative | Hiempsale |
| Vocative | Hiempsal |
References edit
- “Hiempsal”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hiempsal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.