Masada

English

Proper noun

Masada

  1. An ancient fortification in southern Israel, situated on top of an isolated rock plateau overlooking the Dead Sea.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μασάδα (Masáda).

Proper noun

Masada f sg (genitive Masadae); first declension

  1. A stronghold of Palestine, famous for the Roman siege

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Masada
genitive Masadae
dative Masadae
accusative Masadam
ablative Masadā
vocative Masada
locative Masadae

References

  • “Masada”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Masada in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Masada”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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