Achelous

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Etymology

From Latin Achelōus, from Attic Greek Ἀχελῷος (Akhelôios), Epic Greek Ἀχελώϊος (Akhelṓïos), which is probably from Akkadian aḫu/aḫû + illu/elu/ilu; see also Etruscan (Axlei) and (Αυκηλως), which are probably from Akkadian aklu (“chieftain”) and Sumerian akil.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Achelous

  1. A river in western Greece
  2. (Greek mythology) Deity of water; later, patron deity of the Achelous River.

Translations

Latin

View of the river

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀχελῷος (Akhelôios).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Achelōus m sg (genitive Achelōī); second declension

  1. A river in Greece, forming the boundary between Acarnania and Aetolia.
  2. Achelous, a Greek river god
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Metamorphoses 8.560:
      Adnuit Aegides, “utar” que “Acheloe, domoque / consilioque tuo” respondit; et usus utroque est.
      Theseus approved, and responded "I will use, Achelous, home and advice"; and is a use of both.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Achelōus
Genitive Achelōī
Dative Achelōō
Accusative Achelōum
Ablative Achelōō
Vocative Achelōe

References

  • “Achelous”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “Achelous”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Achelous in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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