proper nounthird declension
Abarimōn gender unattested
Abarimōn gender unattested (genitive Abarimōnis)
Classical[aˈba.rɪ.moːn]Ecclesiastical[aˈbaː.ri.mon]
Meaning
- A legendary place in Scythia, inhabited by a tribe of people whose feet are turned backwards.
Super alios autem Anthropophagos Scythas, in quadam convalle maga Imai montis, regio est, quae vocatur Abarimon, in qua silvestres vivunt homines, aversis post crura plantis, eximiae velocitatis, passim cum feris vagantes.
Beyond the other Syrian Anthropophagi, in a certain great valley of Mount Imaus, is the region that is called Abarimon, in which there live savage men whose feet are turned away from their legs, of remarkable speed, who wander about with wild animals.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 7.2.11
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Abarimōn | — |
| genitive | Abarimōnis | — |
| dative | Abarimōnī | — |
| accusative | Abarimōnem | — |
| ablative | Abarimōne | — |
| vocative | Abarimōn | — |
| locative | Abarimōnī Abarimōne | — |
Origins
Unknown. Pliny locates Abarimon in the region of Mount Imaus, that is, the Hindu Kush, and a link has occasionally been suggested to the Abor, a tribal people of Assam, but this seems unlikely. Compare Abalī.