proper noun · masculinethird declension
Nasamōnēs
Nasamōnēs m pl (genitive Nasamōnum)
Classical[na.saˈmoː.neːs]Ecclesiastical[na.s̬aˈmɔː.nes]
Meaning
- A powerful tribe settled on the northern coast of Lybia
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Nasamōnēs |
| genitive | — | Nasamōnum |
| dative | — | Nasamōnibus |
| accusative | — | Nasamōnēs Nasamōnas |
| ablative | — | Nasamōnibus |
| vocative | — | Nasamōnēs |
Năsămōnes, um, m., = Νασαμῶνες,
I. a Libyan people to the south-west of Cyrenaica, extending to the Great Syrtis, Plin. 5, 5, 5, § 33; 7, 2, 2, § 14; 13, 17, 23, § 104:
tota commercia mundo Naufragiis Nasamones habent (because they plundered shipwrecked persons), Luc. 9, 443.—In sing., a Nasamonian: quas (herbas) Nasamon, gens dura, legit, Luc. 9, 439; acc. Nasamona, Sil. 6, 44.—Hence, 2. Transf., in gen., African:
rex, i. e. Hannibal, Stat. S. 4, 6, 75.— B. Năsămōnĭăs, ădis, f., = Νασαμωνιάς, the Nasamonian:
Nasamonias Harpe, Sil. 2, 117.—C. Năsămōnītis, ĭdis, f., = Νασαμωνῖτις, a precious stone, otherwise unknown, Plin. 37, 10, 64, § 175.—
D. Nă-sămōnĭus, a, um, adj., Nasamonian; poet. for African: natus Nasamonii Tonantis, i. e. Alexander, because he passed for the son of Jupiter Ammon, Stat. S. 2, 7, 93:
Jugurtha, Sid. Carm. 9, 257.Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νασαμῶνες (Nasamônes).