LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

sūfes

sūfes m (genitive sūfetis)
Classical[ˈsuː.fɛs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsuː.fes]

Meaning

  1. A suffete; one of the chief magistrates in ancient Carthage.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesūfessūfetēs
suffetēs
genitivesūfetis
suffetis		sūfetium
suffetum
dativesūfetī
suffetī		sūfetibus
suffetibus
accusativesūfetem
suffetem		sūfetēs
sūfetīs, suffetēs
ablativesūfete
suffete		sūfetibus
suffetibus
vocativesūfessūfetēs
suffetēs

sūfes (suffes), ĕtis, m. Phoen. , a judge,
I. the chief magistrate of the Carthaginians, corresponding to the Roman consul, a sufet, Liv. 28, 37; 30, 7; 34, 61; Sen. Tranq. 4, 5; Inscr. Orell. 3056 sq. —Plur., Liv. 34, 61; cf. Fest. p. 309 Müll., and Gesen. Script. Phoenic. Monum. p. 394.

Origins

Borrowed from Punic 𐤔𐤐𐤈 (špṭ, “judge”). The term must have been borrowed from Late Punic, which had a shift from /p/ to /f/.

In English words that came into English from sūfes

  • suffetesuffes

Quick answers

What does sūfes mean in Latin?
sūfes, a noun, means “A suffete; one of the chief magistrates in ancient Carthage.”.
What is the genitive of sūfes?
The genitive singular is sūfetis. sūfes is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce sūfes?
In classical Latin, [ˈsuː.fɛs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsuː.fes].