Amasis

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄμασις (Ámasis), itself from Egyptian (jꜥḥ-ms).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈmaː.sis/, [äˈmäːs̠ɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈma.sis/, [äˈmäːs̬is]

Proper noun

Amāsis m sg (genitive Amāsis); third declension

1. The name of two kings of Egypt

Declension

Third-declension noun (i-stem), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Amāsis
Genitive	Amāsis
Dative	Amāsī
Accusative	Amāsem
Ablative	Amāse
Vocative	Amāsis

References

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