LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Messālla

Messālla m sg (genitive Messāllae)
Classical[mɛsˈsaːl.la]Ecclesiastical[mesˈsal.la]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen ex virtute — famously held by
    Marcus Valerius Messalla, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeMessālla—
genitiveMessāllae—
dativeMessāllae—
accusativeMessāllam—
ablativeMessāllā—
vocativeMessālla—

Messalla (less correctly Messāla), ae, m.,
I. a Roman surname in the gens Valeria: Corvinus primus Messanam vicit, et pri mus ex familiā Valeriorum, urbis captae in se translato nomine, Messana appellatus est: paulatimque vulgo permutante litteras, Messalla dictus, Sen. Vit. Beat. 13. The most celebrated is the orator M. Valerius Messalla Corvinus, in the time of Cicero and Augustus, Cic. Att. 15, 17, 2; 16, 16, A, 5; Tib. 4, 1, 1; Hor. A. P. 371; Sen. Contr. 2, 12, 8.—In plur., Ov. P. 4, 16, 43.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -la Latin Messālla From Messāna + -la.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyMessallaMessalla. 8. M. Valerius Messalla Corvinus, M. F. M. N., son of the preceding, was born, according to Eusebius, in B. C. 59, in the same year with Liv…

Quick answers

What does Messālla mean in Latin?
Messālla, a proper noun, means “A Roman cognomen ex virtute — famously held by”.
What is the genitive of Messālla?
The genitive singular is Messāllae. Messālla is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Messālla?
In classical Latin, [mɛsˈsaːl.la]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [mesˈsal.la].