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
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deity
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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