Syphax

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σύφαξ (Súphax), itself from Punic 𐤎𐤐𐤒 (spq).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsy.pʰaks/, [ˈs̠ʏpʰäks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsi.faks/, [ˈsiːfäks]

Proper noun

Syphāx m sg (genitive Syphācis); third declension

1. A king of Numidia during the second Punic war

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Syphāx
genitive	Syphācis
dative	Syphācī
accusative	Syphācem
ablative	Syphāce
vocative	Syphāx

References

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