afarensis
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From the name of the Afar Depression, named for the nomadic Afar people who are the major inhabitants, whose name for themselves is qafár or አፋር (ʾäfar).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aː.faˈren.sis/, [äːfäˈrẽːs̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.faˈren.sis/, [äfäˈrɛnsis]
Adjective edit
āfarēnsis (neuter āfarēnse); third-declension two-termination adjective
- Of or pertaining to the Afar Depression of Ethiopia and neighboring countries.
Declension edit
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | āfarēnsis | āfarēnse | āfarēnsēs | āfarēnsia | |
| Genitive | āfarēnsis | āfarēnsium | |||
| Dative | āfarēnsī | āfarēnsibus | |||
| Accusative | āfarēnsem | āfarēnse | āfarēnsēs āfarēnsīs |
āfarēnsia | |
| Ablative | āfarēnsī | āfarēnsibus | |||
| Vocative | āfarēnsis | āfarēnse | āfarēnsēs | āfarēnsia | |