Iarbas

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek .

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Iarbās m sg (genitive Iarbae); first declension

  1. A king of Numidia, captured in battle by Pompey the Great
  2. (Roman mythology) A mythological character of the Aeneid, who fell in love with Dido

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

singular
nominative Iarbās
genitive Iarbae
dative Iarbae
accusative Iarbān
ablative Iarbā
vocative Iarbā

References

  • Iarbas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Iarbas”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray