acheronteus
See also: Acheronteus
Latin
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀχερόντειος (Akherónteios).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /a.kʰe.ronˈteː.us/, [äkʰɛrɔn̪ˈt̪eːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.ke.ronˈte.us/, [äkeron̪ˈt̪ɛːus]
Adjective
[edit]acherontēus (feminine acherontēa, neuter acherontēum); first/second-declension adjective
- related to Acheron
- underworldly
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | acherontēus | acherontēa | acherontēum | acherontēī | acherontēae | acherontēa | |
| genitive | acherontēī | acherontēae | acherontēī | acherontēōrum | acherontēārum | acherontēōrum | |
| dative | acherontēō | acherontēae | acherontēō | acherontēīs | |||
| accusative | acherontēum | acherontēam | acherontēum | acherontēōs | acherontēās | acherontēa | |
| ablative | acherontēō | acherontēā | acherontēō | acherontēīs | |||
| vocative | acherontēe | acherontēa | acherontēum | acherontēī | acherontēae | acherontēa | |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “Ăchĕron”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press