Araxus

Latin

Alternative forms

• Araxos

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄραξος (Áraxos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aˈrak.sus/, [äˈräks̠ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈrak.sus/, [äˈräksus]

Proper noun

Araxus m sg (genitive Araxī); second declension

1. A promontory in Achaia, in modern Greece

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Araxus
Genitive	Araxī
Dative	Araxō
Accusative	Araxum
Ablative	Araxō
Vocative	Araxe

References

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