Araxes

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀράξης (Aráxēs). Doublet of Araks.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /əˈɹæksiːz/

Proper noun

Araxes

  1. Alternative form of Araks.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀράξης (Aráxēs).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Araxēs m sg (genitive Araxis); third declension

  1. a large river in Armenia, now the river Araks

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Araxēs
genitive Araxis
dative Araxī
accusative Araxem
ablative Araxe
vocative Araxēs
locative Araxī
Araxe

References

  • Araxes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Araxes”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾa.ʃis/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aˈɾa.ʃiʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾa.ʃes/

Proper noun

Araxes m

  1. Araks (a river in Turkey, Armenia, Iran and Azerbaijan)