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

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ba.ris/, [ˈäbärɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ba.ris/, [ˈäːbäris]

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