Nabis

See also: nabis

English

Proper noun

Nabis

plural of Nabi

Anagrams

Bains, Basin, Bians, IBANs, Ibans, Sabin, bains, basin, naibs, nisab, nisba, sabin

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νάβις (Nábis).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈna.bis/, [ˈnäbɪs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈna.bis/, [ˈnäːbis]

Noun

Nabis m sg (genitive Nabidis); third declension

A king of Sparta

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Nabis
Genitive	Nabidis
Dative	Nabidī
Accusative	Nabidem
Ablative	Nabide
Vocative	Nabis

References

“Nabis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Nabis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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