Arachotus
Latin
![](Images/wiktionary/Aerial_photograph_of_Helmand_River_at_Gereshk_in_2011.jpg.webp)
View of the river
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀραχωτός (Arakhōtós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a.raˈkʰoː.tus/, [äräˈkʰoːt̪ʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a.raˈko.tus/, [äräˈkɔːt̪us]
Proper noun
Arachōtus m sg (genitive Arachōtī); second declension
- The main river of Arachosia, probably the modern Arghandab River
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Arachōtus |
Genitive | Arachōtī |
Dative | Arachōtō |
Accusative | Arachōtum |
Ablative | Arachōtō |
Vocative | Arachōte |
References
- “Arachotus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly