Aesculapius

English

Alternative forms

• Esculapius

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Aesculāpius.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs/

Proper noun

Aesculapius

1. (Roman mythology) The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius.

Derived terms

• Aesculapian

Translations

Roman god

• Greek: Ασκληπιός (el) m (Asklipiós)

  Ancient: Ἀσκληπιός m (Asklēpiós)

• Italian: Esculapio m, Asclepio m
• Latin: Aesculāpius (la) m
• Polish: Eskulap (pl) m
• Portuguese: Esculápio (pt) m
• Russian: Эскула́п (ru) m (Eskuláp)
• Sicilian: Isculàpiu m
• Spanish: Esculapio
• Turkish: Asklepios