Spercheus
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Latin[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σπερχειός (Sperkheiós).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sperˈkʰeː.us/, [s̠pɛrˈkʰeːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sperˈke.us/, [sperˈkɛːus]
Proper noun[edit]
Sperchēus m sg (genitive Sperchēī); second declension
- A river of Thessaly
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Sperchēus |
| Genitive | Sperchēī |
| Dative | Sperchēō |
| Accusative | Sperchēum |
| Ablative | Sperchēō |
| Vocative | Sperchēe |
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Spercheos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Spercheos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Spercheius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly