Spercheus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σπερχειός (Sperkheiós).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sperˈkʰeː.us/, [s̠pɛrˈkʰeːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sperˈke.us/, [sperˈkɛːus]
Proper noun edit
Sperchēus m sg (genitive Sperchēī); second declension
- A river of Thessaly
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Sperchēus |
Genitive | Sperchēī |
Dative | Sperchēō |
Accusative | Sperchēum |
Ablative | Sperchēō |
Vocative | Sperchēe |
Related terms edit
References edit
- “Spercheos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Spercheos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Spercheius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly