Aesepus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἴσηπος (Aísēpos).

View of the river's Roman bridge

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ae̯ˈseː.pus/, [äe̯ˈs̠eːpʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈse.pus/, [eˈs̬ɛːpus]

Proper noun

Aesēpus m sg (genitive Aesēpī); second declension

1. An important river in Mysia, flowing into the Sea of Marmara between the mouth of the Granicus and Cyzicus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Aesēpus
Genitive	Aesēpī
Dative	Aesēpō
Accusative	Aesēpum
Ablative	Aesēpō
Vocative	Aesēpe

References

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