Acheruns
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων, Ἀχέροντ- (Akhérōn, Akhéront-), with alteration of /o/ to /u/.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈa.kʰe.runs/, [ˈäkʰɛrũːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ke.runs/, [ˈäːkeruns]
- The first syllable is scanned long in Plautus.
Proper noun
[edit]Acherūns m sg (genitive Acherūntis); third declension
- The river Acheron.
- The underworld.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (non-Greek-type or Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Acherūns |
| genitive | Acheruntis |
| dative | Acheruntī |
| accusative | Acheruntem Acherunta |
| ablative | Acherunte |
| vocative | Acherūns |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Acheruns”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Acheruns”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Acheruns in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.