Aesepus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἴσηπος (Aísēpos).

View of the river's Roman bridge

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ae̯ˈseː.pus/, [äe̯ˈs̠eːpʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /eˈse.pus/, [eˈs̬ɛːpus]

Proper noun

Aesēpus m sg (genitive Aesēpī); second declension

  1. An important river in Mysia, flowing into the Sea of Marmara between the mouth of the Granicus and Cyzicus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Aesēpus
Genitive Aesēpī
Dative Aesēpō
Accusative Aesēpum
Ablative Aesēpō
Vocative Aesēpe

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