Abaritanus

Latin edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.ba.riˈtaː.nus/, [äbärɪˈt̪äːnʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.ba.riˈta.nus/, [äbäriˈt̪äːnus]

Adjective edit

Abaritānus (feminine Abaritāna, neuter Abaritānum); first/second-declension adjective

Pertaining to a certain diocese in Africa.

Declension edit

First/second-declension adjective, with locative.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
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
Locative	Abaritānī	Abaritānae	Abaritānī	Abaritānīs

References edit

“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