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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀσωπός (Asōpós).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Āsōpus m sg (genitive Āsōpī); second declension
- A river flowing through the southern part of Boeotia
- A river of Peloponnesus, flowing into the Corinthian gulf
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Descendants
References
- Asopus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Asopus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly