Latin

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Mastanabal m sg (genitive Mastanabalis); third declension

  1. A king of Numidia, son of Masinissa and brother of Micipsa

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Mastanabal
Genitive Mastanabalis
Dative Mastanabalī
Accusative Mastanabalem
Ablative Mastanabale
Vocative Mastanabal

References

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  • Mastanabal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.