Mascas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μασκᾶς (Maskâs).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈmas.kaːs/, [ˈmäs̠käːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈmas.kas/, [ˈmäskäs]

Proper noun

Mascās m sg (genitive Mascae); first declension

1. A river of Mesopotamia flowing into the Euphrates

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Mascās
Genitive	Mascae
Dative	Mascae
Accusative	Mascān
Ablative	Mascā
Vocative	Mascā

References

• “Mascas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly