Hamilcar

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English[edit]

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Hamilcar

Etymology[edit]

From Latin Hamilcar, from Punic 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (ḥmlqrt, literally “brother of Melqart”).

Proper noun[edit]

Hamilcar

A Punic male given name from Punic

Derived terms[edit]

Hamilcarian

Translations[edit]

given name

Armenian: Համիլկար (Hamilkar)
French: Hamilcar (fr)
German: Hamilkar
Greek: Αμίλκας (el) (Amílkas)
Ancient: Ἀμίλκας (Amílkas)
Italian: Amilcare (it)
Latin: Hamilcar m, Amilcar m
Portuguese: Amílcar (pt)
Russian: Гамилька́р (ru) (Gamilʹkár), Амилька́р (ru) (Amilʹkár)
Spanish: Amílcar (es)

Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Amilcar

Etymology[edit]

From Punic 𐤇𐤌𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤕 (ḥmlqrt, literally “brother of Melqart”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Classical) IPA^(key): /haˈmil.kar/, [häˈmɪɫ̪kär]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈmil.kar/, [äˈmilkär]

Proper noun[edit]

Hamilcar m sg (genitive Hamilcaris); third declension

Hamilcar (father of Hannibal)

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hamilcar
Genitive	Hamilcaris
Dative	Hamilcarī
Accusative	Hamilcarem
Ablative	Hamilcare
Vocative	Hamilcar

Descendants[edit]

English: Hamilcar
Italian: Amilcare

References[edit]

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

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