Aesculapius
English
Alternative forms
Esculapius
Etymology
Learned borrowing from
Latin
Aesculāpius
.
Pronunciation
(
UK
)
IPA
(key)
:
/ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs/
Proper noun
Aesculapius
(
Roman
mythology
)
The
god
of
medicine
and
healing
. Greek counterpart:
Asclepius
.
Derived terms
Aesculapian
Translations
Roman god
Greek:
Ασκληπιός
(el)
m
(
Asklipiós
)
Ancient:
Ἀσκληπιός
m
(
Asklēpiós
)
Italian:
Esculapio
m
,
Asclepio
m
Latin:
Aesculāpius
(la)
m
Polish:
Eskulap
(pl)
m
Portuguese:
Esculápio
(pt)
m
Russian:
Эскула́п
(ru)
m
(
Eskuláp
)
Sicilian:
Isculàpiu
m
Spanish:
Esculapio
Turkish:
Asklepios