Hannibal

English

Etymology

From Latin Hannibal, a rendering of Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /⁠ḥannībaʿl⁠/, May the Lord (Baal) grace me).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhænɪbəl/

Proper noun

Hannibal (countable and uncountable, plural Hannibals)

  1. A male given name from Punic of mostly historical use. Most notably borne by the Carthaginian general Hannibal, son of Hamilcar.
  2. A city in Missouri.

Translations

Faroese

Etymology

From Latin Hannibal, from Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /⁠ḥannībaʿl⁠/, May the Lord (Baal) grace me).

Proper noun

Hannibal m

  1. Hannibal

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Hannibal
Accusative Hannibal
Dative Hannibali
Genitive Hannibals

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin Hannibal, from Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /⁠ḥannībaʿl⁠/, May the Lord (Baal) grace me).

Proper noun

Hannibal m

  1. a male given name

Declension

Latin

Alternative forms

  • Annibal

Etymology

From Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /⁠ḥannībaʿl⁠/, May the Lord (Baal) grace me).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Hannibal m sg (genitive Hannibalis); third declension

  1. A Carthaginian given name.
  2. The Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca.

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Hannibal
Genitive Hannibalis
Dative Hannibalī
Accusative Hannibalem
Ablative Hannibale
Vocative Hannibal

Descendants

  • English: Hannibal
  • Italian: Annibale
  • Portuguese: Aníbal
  • Spanish: Aníbal

References

  • Hannibal”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Hannibal”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • Hannibal in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Hannibal, from Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /⁠ḥannībaʿl⁠/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xanˈɲi.bal/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ibal
  • Syllabification: Han‧ni‧bal

Proper noun

Hannibal m pers

  1. (historical, politics) Hannibal (Carthaginian general and statesman)

Declension

Further reading

Portuguese

Proper noun

Hannibal m

  1. Alternative form of Aníbal
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