Megisba

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /meˈɡis.ba/, [mɛˈɡɪs̠bä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /meˈd͡ʒis.ba/, [meˈd͡ʒizbä]

Proper noun

Megisba f sg (genitive Megisbae); first declension

1. A great lake of Taprobane

Declension

First-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Megisba
Genitive	Megisbae
Dative	Megisbae
Accusative	Megisbam
Ablative	Megisbā
Vocative	Megisba

References

• Megisba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Taprobane”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly