Massaesyli

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μασαισύλιοι (Masaisúlioi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /mas.sae̯ˈsyː.liː/, [mäs̠ːäe̯ˈs̠yːlʲiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /mas.seˈsi.li/, [mäsːeˈs̬iːli]

Proper noun

Massaesȳlī m pl (genitive Massaesȳlōrum); second declension

1. An ancient tribe of Mauritania

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	Massaesȳlī
Genitive	Massaesȳlōrum
Dative	Massaesȳlīs
Accusative	Massaesȳlōs
Ablative	Massaesȳlīs
Vocative	Massaesȳlī

Derived terms

• Massaesȳlia

References

• Massaesyli in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Massaesyli”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly