Achelois

Latin

Etymology

From the Ancient Greek Ἀχελωίς (Akhelōís).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /a.kʰeˈloː.is/, [äkʰɛˈɫ̪oːɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.keˈlo.is/, [äkeˈlɔːis]

Proper noun

Achelōis f sg (genitive Achelōidis); third declension

1. surname of the Sirens, daughters of Achelous

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Achelōis
genitive	Achelōidis
dative	Achelōidī
accusative	Achelōidem
ablative	Achelōide
vocative	Achelōis

References

• “Achelois”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press