Athesis

Latin

Alternative forms

Atesis

Etymology

the river in Verona

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.tʰe.sis/, [ˈa.tʰɛ.sɪs]

Noun

Athesis m (genitive Athesis); third declension

A river of Venetia that flows through Verona and then into the Adriatic Sea, now the Adige.

Inflection

Third declension i-stem.

Case	Singular
nominative	Athesis
genitive	Athesis
dative	Athesī
accusative	Athesem
ablative	Athese
vocative	Athesis

Descendants

German: Etsch
Italian: Adige
Ladin: Ades
Portuguese: Adige, Ádige
Spanish: Adigio
Venetian: Ádexe

References

Athesis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Athesis in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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