Abaris

Translingual

Proper noun

Abaris

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Carabidae – certain beetles.

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from *Abar, from the Semitic root ʿ-b-r indicating “passage, crossing beyond”; compare abaritānus.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Abaris m sg (indeclinable)

  1. a male given name

References

  • Abaris in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Vattioni, Francesco (1996) “Abaritanus”, in Antiquités africaines (in Italian), number 32, pages 9–12
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