Acheruns
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.kʰe.runs/, [ˈäkʰɛrũːs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ke.runs/, [ˈäːkeruns]
Proper noun edit
Acherūns m sg (genitive Acherūntis); third declension
- The river Acheron.
- The underworld.
Declension edit
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Acherūns |
| Genitive | Acherūntis |
| Dative | Acherūntī |
| Accusative | Acherūntem |
| Ablative | Acherūnte |
| Vocative | Acherūns |
The form Acherunta (Lucretius 4.170 & 6.251) is used as an alternative accusative singular, based on the Greek accusative.
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “Acheruns”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “Acheruns”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Acheruns in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.