Acheron
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin Acheron, from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Acherōn), from ὁ ἄχεα ῥέων (ho akhea rheōn, “the stream of woe”)
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Acheron
- (mythology) A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf.
- And pull her out of Acheron by the heels - Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus, IV-iii
- (literary) Hell
- A language of Sudan.
[edit] Translations
a river
the language
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Acherōn), from ὁ ἄχεα ῥέων (ho akhea rheōn, “the stream of woe”)
[edit] Proper noun
Acherōn (genitive Acherontis); m, third declension
- Acheron, a river in the underworld
- The underworld
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Acherōn | |
| genitive | Acherontis | |
| dative | Acherontī | |
| accusative | Acherontem | |
| ablative | Acheronte | |
| vocative | Acherōn |
