Abalus

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ba.lus/, [ˈäbäɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ba.lus/, [ˈäːbälus]

Proper noun

Abalus f sg (genitive Abalī); second declension

1. an island off the coast of Germany, upon which amber was washed by the waves

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Abalus
genitive	Abalī
dative	Abalō
accusative	Abalum
ablative	Abalō
vocative	Abale
locative	Abalī

References

• Abalus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Abalus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly