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 Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈba.li.teːs ˈsi.nus/, [äˈbälʲɪt̪eːs̠ ˈs̠ɪnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate 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.

	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^[1], London: J. M. Dent & Co.