Abas
Kavalan
Proper noun
Abas
- a female given name
References
- Center for aboriginal studies (2014) “Abas”, in 原住民族人名譜 [Dictionary of Aboriginal Names in Taiwan][1] (in Chinese), Taipei: Council of Indigenous Peoples
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄβας (Ábas).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.bas]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.bas]
Proper noun
Abas m (genitive Abantis); third declension
- A personal name found in Greek and Roman mythology, famously held by:
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Abas | Abantēs |
| genitive | Abantis | Abantum |
| dative | Abantī | Abantibus |
| accusative | Abantem | Abantēs |
| ablative | Abante | Abantibus |
| vocative | Abas | Abantēs |
Derived terms
- abantēus (“pertaining to Abas”, adjective)
- Abantiadēs (“male descendant of Abas”, noun)
- Abantias (“female descendant, land of Abas”, noun)
- abantius (“pertaining to [the land of] Abas”, adjective)
References
- “Abas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Abas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.baːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.bas]
Proper noun
Abās
- accusative plural of Abae