proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Abzoae
Abzoae m pl (genitive Abzoārum)
Classical[ˈab.zo.ae̯]Ecclesiastical[ˈab.d͡zo.e]
Meaning
- masculinepluralA tribe of Scythia mentioned by Pliny
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | Abzoae |
| genitive | — | Abzoārum |
| dative | — | Abzoīs |
| accusative | — | Abzoās |
| ablative | — | Abzoīs |
| vocative | — | Abzoae |
Origins
Name of a nomadic tribe from Pliny the Elder's Natural History VI, 38. Compare the reconstructed Later Han Chinese pronunciation of 奄蔡, *ʔɨamB-sɑC (Schuessler 2009). Also compared 闔蘇 (OC *ĥa̱p-sa̱ĥ) (Hulsewé 1979), another name of 奄蔡, according to Yan Shigu (Yu 1998).