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Acheruns
Acheruns
Latin
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Acheruns m (genitive Acheruntis); third declension
- The river Acheron.
- The underworld.
Inflection
Third declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Acheruns |
| genitive | Acheruntis |
| dative | Acheruntī |
| accusative | Acheruntem |
| ablative | Acherunte |
| vocative | Acheruns |
The form Acherunta (Lucretius 4.170 & 6.251) is used as an alternative accusative singular, based on the Greek accusative.
Derived terms
References
- Acheruns in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Acheruns in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Acheruns”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.