Abalites sinus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αὐαλίτης (Aualítēs), also attested as Ἀβαλίτης (Abalítēs), an ancient market town in modern Somaliland, and sinus (“gulf”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /aˈba.li.teːs ˈsi.nus/, [äˈbälʲɪt̪eːs̠ ˈs̠ɪnʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /aˈba.li.tes ˈsi.nus/, [äˈbäːlit̪es ˈsiːnus]

Proper noun

Abalitēs sinus m sg (genitive Abalitēs sinūs); fourth declension

  1. The Gulf of Aden.

Declension

Indeclinable portion with a fourth-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Abalitēs sinus
Genitive Abalitēs sinūs
Dative Abalitēs sinuī
Accusative Abalitēs sinum
Ablative Abalitēs sinū
Vocative Abalitēs sinus
Locative Abalitēs sinū

References
  • Abalites sinus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 3
  • Ernest Rhys, editor (1909) Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography‎, London: J. M. Dent & Co.
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