Abas

See also: abas, abás, abās, -abas, and à bas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄβας (Ábas).

Proper noun

Abas m (genitive Abantis); third declension

  1. A personal name found in Greek and Roman mythology, famously held by:
    1. Abas (the twelfth king of Argos)

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Abas Abantēs
Genitive Abantis Abantum
Dative Abantī Abantibus
Accusative Abantem Abantēs
Ablative Abante Abantibus
Vocative Abas Abantēs

Derived terms
  • Abantēus (“pertaining to Abas”, adjective)
  • Abantiadēs (“male descendant of Abas”, noun)
  • Abantias (“female descendant, land of Abas”, noun)
  • Abantius (“pertaining to [the land of] Abas”, adjective)

References
  • Abas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Abas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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