Arachthus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Aratthus

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄραχθος (Árakhthos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /aˈrakʰ.tʰus/, [äˈräkʰt̪ʰʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈrak.tus/, [äˈräkt̪us]

View of the river

Proper noun

Arachthus m sg (genitive Arachthī); second declension

1. A river of Epirus flowing into the gulf of Ambracia

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Arachthus
Genitive	Arachthī
Dative	Arachthō
Accusative	Arachthum
Ablative	Arachthō
Vocative	Arachthe

References

• “Arachthus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Aratthus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.