Abas
See also: abas, abás, abās, -abas, and à bas
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄβας (Ábas).
Proper noun
Abas m (genitive Abantis); third declension
- A personal name found in Greek and Roman mythology, famously held by:
- Abas (the twelfth king of Argos)
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| 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
Etymology 2
Inflected form of Abae
Proper noun
Abās
- accusative plural of Abae