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Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek Ἀβασκοί (Abaskoí).
Proper noun
Abascī m pl (genitive Abascōrum); second declension
- A Scythian tribe which dwelt in Colchis
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
References
- Abasci in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Abasci”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Etymology 2
Inflected form of Abascus.
Proper noun
Abascī
- genitive singular of Abascus