Anapus

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄναπος (Ánapos).

Pronunciation

View of the river

Proper noun

Anapus m sg (genitive Anapī); second declension

  1. One of the most considerable rivers in Sicily, which flows into the great harbour of Syracusae, now the river Anapo

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Descendants

  • Italian: Anapo
  • Sicilian: Ànapu

References

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