Messalla
Latin
Etymology
Etymology tree
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [mɛsˈsaːl.la]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [mesˈsal.la]
Proper noun
Messālla m sg (genitive Messāllae); first declension
- A Roman cognomen ex virtute — famously held by:
- Marcus Valerius Messalla, a Roman consul
Declension
First-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Messālla |
| genitive | Messāllae |
| dative | Messāllae |
| accusative | Messāllam |
| ablative | Messāllā |
| vocative | Messālla |
Further reading
- “Messalla”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Messala”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.