Élagabale

== French == === Alternative forms === Élagabal, Élagable (rare, obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French Elagabale, from Latin Elagabalus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.la.ɡa.bal/ === Proper noun === Élagabale m Elagabalus (deity) Elagabalus (emperor) ==== Usage notes ==== The spelling Élagabale is attested earlier than Élagabal and is also more consistent with the traditional rules for adapting Latin words into French. Indeed, the Latin ending -alus generally becomes -ale in French; e.g. French opale (from Latin opalus), Vandale (from Vandalus), Sardanapale (from Sardanapalus). By contrast, the French -al most often corresponds to the Latin suffix -ālis. ==== Synonyms ==== (deity, emperor) Héliogabale === Further reading ===