"Hannibal" meaning in Latin

See Hannibal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈhan.nɪ.baɫ] [Classical-Latin], [ˈan.ni.bal] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /⁠ḥannībaʿl⁠/, “May the Lord (Baal) grace me”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|xpu|𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋|t=May the Lord (Baal) grace me|ts=ḥannībaʿl}} Punic 𐤇𐤍𐤁𐤏𐤋 (ḥnbʿl /⁠ḥannībaʿl⁠/, “May the Lord (Baal) grace me”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Hannibal/Hannibā̆l<3>|g=m}} Hannibal m sg (genitive Hannibā̆lis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Hannibal/Hannibā̆l<3>}} Forms: Hannibā̆lis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Hannibal [nominative, singular], Hannibā̆lis [genitive, singular], Hannibā̆lī [dative, singular], Hannibā̆lem [accusative, singular], Hannibā̆le [ablative, singular], Hannibal [singular, vocative], Annibal [alternative]
  1. a male given name from Punic Tags: declension-3, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Hannibal-la-name-1owVnVL9 Categories (other): Latin given names, Latin male given names, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 74 26
  2. the Carthaginian general Hannibal Barca Tags: declension-3, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Hannibal-la-name-qmag5i90

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang_code": "en",
      "word": "Hannibal"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "word": "Annibale"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "word": "Aníbal"
    },
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      "lang_code": "es",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Hannibā̆lī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Hannibā̆lem",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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    }
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    },
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    }
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}

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