Nasamones
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νασαμῶνες (Nasamônes).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /na.saˈmoː.neːs/, [näs̠äˈmoːneːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /na.saˈmo.nes/, [näs̬äˈmɔːnes]
Proper noun edit
Nasamōnēs m pl (genitive Nasamōnum); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Nasamōnēs |
| Genitive | Nasamōnum |
| Dative | Nasamōnibus |
| Accusative | Nasamōnēs Nasamōnas |
| Ablative | Nasamōnibus |
| Vocative | Nasamōnēs |
- The nominative singular form Nasamōn is also found, either with the sense "one of the Nasamones" or as the name of the mythical founding ancestor of the tribe.
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Nasamones”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Nasamones in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Nasamones”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly