Hamilcar
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English
Etymology
From Latin Hamilcar, from Punic 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (ḥmlqrt, literally “brother of Melqart”).
Proper noun
Hamilcar
- A Punic male given name from Punic
Derived terms
Translations
given name
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Punic 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (ḥmlqrt, literally “brother of Melqart”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /haˈmil.kar/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈmil.kar/,
Proper noun
Hamilcar m sg (genitive Hamilcaris); third declension
- Hamilcar (father of Hannibal)
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Hamilcar |
| genitive | Hamilcaris |
| dative | Hamilcarī |
| accusative | Hamilcarem |
| ablative | Hamilcare |
| vocative | Hamilcar |
Descendants
References
- “Hamilcar”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Hamilcar in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.