Abaesamis

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Abæsamis === Etymology === Unknown, presumably from a Semitic language. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aˈbae̯.sa.mɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [aˈbɛː.s̬a.mis] === Proper noun === Abaesamis f sg (genitive Abaesamidis); third declension An ancient town in Arabia Petraea (modern Iraq) mentioned by Pliny, apparently already ruined when he wrote ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only. === References === “Abaesamis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.