Achelous

English

Alternative forms

Acheloos
Akheloos
Acheloios

Etymology

From Latin Achelous, from Ancient Greek Ἀχελώїoς and the later Ἀχελῷος (Akhelôios), which is probably from Akkadian aḫu/aḫû + illu/elu/ilu; see also Etruscan Axlei and Αυκηλως, which are probably from Akkadian aklu (chieftain) and Sumerian akil.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ækɨˈloʊ.əs/

Proper noun

Achelous

a river in western Greece
(Greek mythology) Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.

Translations

river

Greek: Αχελώος m (Achelóos)
Ancient: Ἀχελῷος (Akhelôios)

Portuguese: Aqueloo m
Russian: Ахело́й (ru) m (Axelój)

deity

Greek: Αχελώος m (Achelóos)
Ancient: Ἀχελῷος (Akhelôios)

Portuguese: Aqueloo m
Russian: Ахело́й (ru) m (Axelój)

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀχελῷος (Akhelôios).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /a.kʰeˈloː.us/, [a.kʰɛˈɫoː.ʊs]

View of the river

Proper noun

Achelōus m (genitive Achelōī); second declension

A river of Greece forming the boundary between Acarnania and Aetolia

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Achelōus
Genitive	Achelōī
Dative	Achelōō
Accusative	Achelōum
Ablative	Achelōō
Vocative	Achelōe

References

Achelous in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Achelous in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Achelous in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette