Micipsa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Numidian [Term?] or Punic 𐤌𐤊𐤅𐤎𐤍 (mkwsn), cognate with ⵎⵉⵙⵉⴱⵙⴰ (misibsa).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɪˈkɪp.sa]

Proper noun

Micipsa m sg (genitive Micipsae); first declension

  1. A king of Numidia and son of Masinissa

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Micipsa
genitive Micipsae
dative Micipsae
accusative Micipsam
ablative Micipsā
vocative Micipsa

Derived terms

References

  • Micipsa”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Micipsa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.