Athesis
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.tʰe.sis/, [ˈät̪ʰɛs̠ɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.te.sis/, [ˈäːt̪es̬is]
Proper noun edit
Athesis m sg (genitive Athesis); third declension
- A river of Venetia that flows through Verona and then into the Adriatic Sea, now the Adige.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or occasionally -em, ablative singular in -ī or -e), singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Athesis |
| Genitive | Athesis |
| Dative | Athesī |
| Accusative | Athesim Athesem |
| Ablative | Athesī Athese |
| Vocative | Athesis |
The forms Athesem and Athese are attested only post-Classically.
Descendants edit
- German: Etsch
- Italian: Adige
- Ladin: Ades
- Portuguese: Adige, Ádige
- Sicilian: Àtici
- Spanish: Adigio
- Venetian: Ádeze