Athesis

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Latin[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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the river in Verona

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Athesis m sg (genitive Athesis); third declension

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

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or occasionally -em, ablative singular in or -e), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Athesis
Genitive Athesis
Dative Athesī
Accusative Athesim
Athesem
Ablative Athesī
Athese
Vocative Athesis

The forms Athesem and Athese are attested only post-Classically.

Descendants[edit]

  • German: Etsch
  • Italian: Adige
  • Ladin: Ades
  • Portuguese: Adige, Ádige
  • Sicilian: Àtici
  • Spanish: Adigio
  • Venetian: Ádeze

References[edit]

  • 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