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

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

Adjective

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

1. Pertaining to a certain diocese in Africa.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective, with locative.

Number	Singular				Plural
Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	Abaritānus	Abaritāna	Abaritānum		Abaritānī	Abaritānae	Abaritāna
Genitive	Abaritānī	Abaritānae	Abaritānī		Abaritānōrum	Abaritānārum	Abaritānōrum
Dative	Abaritānō		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

• “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