Messalla
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /mesˈsaːl.la/, [mɛs̠ˈs̠äːlːʲä]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /mesˈsal.la/, [mesˈsälːä]
Proper noun edit
Messālla m sg (genitive Messāllae); first declension
- A Roman cognomen ex virtute — famously held by:
- Marcus Valerius Messalla, a Roman consul
Declension edit
First-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Messālla |
| Genitive | Messāllae |
| Dative | Messāllae |
| Accusative | Messāllam |
| Ablative | Messāllā |
| Vocative | Messālla |
Further reading edit
- “Messalla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Messala in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.