Decebalus
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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Δεκέβαλος (Dekébalos), from Dacian *Dekebalus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /deˈke.ba.lus/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /deˈt͡ʃe.ba.lus/,
Proper noun
Decebalus m sg (genitive Decebalī); second declension
- a male given name from Dacian: The last king of Dacia, defeated by Trajan in 106
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Decebalus |
| genitive | Decebalī |
| dative | Decebalō |
| accusative | Decebalum |
| ablative | Decebalō |
| vocative | Decebale |
References
- “Decebalus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press