Latin edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσσαβατηνή (Messabatēnḗ).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Messabatēnē f sg (genitive Messabatēnēs); first declension

  1. An ancient narrow district in Susiana, in modern Iran

Declension edit

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Messabatēnē
Genitive Messabatēnēs
Dative Messabatēnae
Accusative Messabatēnēn
Ablative Messabatēnē
Vocative Messabatēnē

References edit

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