Alpheus
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós, literally “Whitish”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editAlpheus
- (Greek mythology) A river in Hades.
- (Greek mythology) The god or personification of the river Alpheus.
- A male given name, of mostly historical usage.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editgod of the river Alpheus
Anagrams
editLatin
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek Ἀλφειός (Alpheiós).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /alˈpʰeː.us/, [äɫ̪ˈpʰeːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /alˈfe.us/, [älˈfɛːus]
Proper noun
editAlphēus m sg (genitive Alphēī); second declension
- Alfeios (a river in Peloponnesus, Greece), which flows in the Ionian Sea in Elis
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Alphēus |
Genitive | Alphēī |
Dative | Alphēō |
Accusative | Alphēum |
Ablative | Alphēō |
Vocative | Alphēe |
References
edit- “Alpheus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Alpheus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Alpheius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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