Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἄκις (Ákis) or Ἆκις (Âkis).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Ā̆cis m sg (genitive Ā̆cidis); third declension

  1. A river on the east coast of Sicily
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 4.467–468, (with long Ā):
      Iamque Leontīnōs Amenānaque flūmina cursū / praeterit et rīpās, herbifer Āci, tuās.
      And now in her course she passes the people of Leontium and the streams of Amenanus, and thy banks, grassy Acis.

Declension

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Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Ā̆cis
Genitive Ā̆cidis
Dative Ā̆cidī
Accusative Ā̆cin
Ablative Ā̆cide
Vocative Ā̆ci

Descendants

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  • English: Acis
  • Italian: Aci
  • Sicilian: Aci

See also

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References

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  • Acis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  • Acis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Acis in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung