Abalites sinus
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Αὐαλίτης (Aualítēs), also attested as Ἀβαλίτης (Abalítēs), an ancient market town in modern Somaliland, and sinus (“gulf”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈba.lɪ.teːs ˈsɪ.nʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈbaː.li.t̪es ˈsiː.nus]
Proper noun
Abalitēs sinus m sg (genitive Abalitēs sinūs); fourth declension
- The Gulf of Aden.
Declension
Indeclinable portion with a fourth-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Abalitēs sinus |
| genitive | Abalitēs sinūs |
| dative | Abalitēs sinuī |
| accusative | Abalitēs sinum |
| ablative | Abalitēs sinū |
| vocative | Abalitēs sinus |
| locative | Abalitēs sinū |
References
- Abalites sinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 3.
- Ernest Rhys, editor (1909), Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography[1], London: J. M. Dent & Co.