Ἄναπος

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Uncertain, possibly from a substrate language. Said to come from the same origin of ἀναπίνω (anapínō, to absorb, suck up, drink in), from ἀνα- (ana-, up to, thoroughly) +‎ πίνω (pínō, I drink, giggle, swallow, absorb), meaning "The one who swallows", due to the fact that its river path disappears underground to reappear further on several times; also compared with the opposite Ancient Greek ἀναβαίνω (anabaínō). Cfr. Ancient Greek Αἴσηπος (Aísēpos) for a similar morphology.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἄνᾱπος (Ánāposm (genitive Ἄνᾱ́που); second declension

  1. It was a river in ancient Acarnania, tributary of the Achelous River, which it joined eighty stadia south of Stratus.
  2. One of the most considerable rivers in Sicily, which flows into the great harbour of Syracusae, now the river Anapo.
  3. (Greek mythology) Anapus, a water god of eastern Sicily. He opposed the kidnapping of Persephone along with the nymph Cyane, then Hades turned them into a river (the river Anapo) and a fountain, respectively.

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Άναπος (Ánapos)
  • Latin: Anāpus, Anāpis

References

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