Ἀννίβας
Ancient Greek
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Hannibal, originally from Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl), a compound of 𐤇𐤍 (ḥn, “grace”) + 𐤁𐤏𐤋 (bʿl, “master”), originally meaning “grace of (the god) Baal”, “(the god) Baal has been gracious”.
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /an.ní.baːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /anˈni.bas/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /anˈni.βas/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /anˈni.vas/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /aˈni.vas/
Proper noun
Ἀννίβᾱς • (Anníbās) m (genitive Ἀννίβᾱ); first declension
Ἀννίβᾱς • (Anníbās) m (genitive Ἀννίβου); first declension
- Hannibal
Inflection
First declension of ὁ Ἀννίβᾱς; τοῦ Ἀννίβᾱ (Doric)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Ἀννίβᾱς ho Anníbās | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Ἀννίβᾱ toû Anníbā | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Ἀννίβᾳ tôi Anníbāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Ἀννίβᾱν tòn Anníbān | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ἀννίβᾱ Anníbā | ||||||||||||
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First declension of ὁ Ἀννίβᾱς; τοῦ Ἀννίβου (Attic)
Case / # | Singular | ||||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ Ἀννίβᾱς ho Anníbās | ||||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ Ἀννίβου toû Anníbou | ||||||||||||
Dative | τῷ Ἀννίβᾳ tôi Anníbāi | ||||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν Ἀννίβᾱν tòn Anníbān | ||||||||||||
Vocative | Ἀννίβᾱ Anníbā | ||||||||||||
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Derived terms
- Ἀννιβαϊκός (Annibaïkós)
Descendants
- Greek: Αννίβας (Annívas)
References
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,012
- Ἀννίβας in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2023)