abaritanus

Latin

Etymology

Uncertain. Older dictionaries assumed a derivation from Abaris, but this name is now thought to be indeclinable, suggesting instead *Abar +‎ -itānus. Perhaps from the Semitic root ʿ-b-r indicating “passage, crossing beyond”; see Arabic ع ب ر (ʕ b r), Hebrew ע־ב־ר.

Pronunciation

Adjective

abaritānus (feminine abaritāna, neuter abaritānum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Pertaining to a certain diocese in Africa.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative abaritānus abaritāna abaritānum abaritānī abaritānae abaritāna
genitive abaritānī abaritānae abaritānī abaritānōrum abaritānārum abaritānōrum
dative abaritānō abaritānae abaritānō abaritānīs
accusative abaritānum abaritānam abaritānum abaritānōs abaritānās abaritāna
ablative abaritānō abaritānā abaritānō abaritānīs
vocative abaritāne abaritāna abaritānum abaritānī abaritānae abaritāna

References

  • “abaritanus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • abaritanus 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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