Spercheus
Latin
Alternative forms
- Sperchīus
- Sperchēos
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σπερχειός (Sperkheiós).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [spɛrˈkʰeː.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [sperˈkɛː.us]
Proper noun
Sperchēus m sg (genitive Sperchēī); second declension
- A river of Thessaly
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Sperchēus |
| genitive | Sperchēī |
| dative | Sperchēō |
| accusative | Sperchēum |
| ablative | Sperchēō |
| vocative | Sperchēe |
Related terms
- Sperchiae
- Sperchēis
- Sperchīonides
References
- “Spercheos”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Spercheos in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Spercheius”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly