Arethusa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌæɹɨˈθjuːzə/

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀρέθουσα (Aréthousa, literally “The Waterer”).

Proper noun

Arethusa

1. (Greek mythology) Arethusa; a nereid nymph, who became a fountain.
2. (Greek mythology) Arethusa; one of the Hesperides nymphs.
3. (astronomy) 95 Arethusa, a main belt asteroid.

Anagrams

• haustrae

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀρέθουσα (Aréthousa).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.reˈtʰuː.sa/, [a.rɛˈtʰuː.sa]

Proper noun

Arethūsa f (genitive Arethūsae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) A nymph of the Greek mythology
2. A fountain at Syracusae
3. A fountain in Euboea
4. A fountain in Ithaca
5. A city in Syria situated between Epiphania and Emesa
6. A lake of Armenia, through which the Tigris flows
7. A town in Macedonia

References

• Arethusa in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Arethusa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
• Arethusa in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly