Ἀξιός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Named after Axius, the Paeonian river god, said to be from Ancient Macedonian.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ἀξῐός (Axiósm (genitive Ἀξῐοῦ); second declension

  1. Axius, an ancient name for the Orontes and Vardar rivers
  2. An ancient name for the Orontes river
  3. An ancient name for the Vardar river

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Greek: Αξιός (Axiós)
  • Latin: Axius
  • Turkish: Asi

References

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  1. ^ Fitchett, Joseph; Deford, McAdams (1973). "A River Called Rebel". Aramco World (May/June): 12–21.
  2. ^ Getzel M. Cohen. The Hellenistic Settlements in Syria, the Red Sea Basin, and North Africa. p. 100.

Further reading

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  • Ἀξιός”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
  • Ἀξιός in the Diccionario Griego–Español en línea (2006–2024)
  • Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,003