Ἄκις

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Uncertain. Possibly pre-Greek.

Pronunciation
 

Proper noun

Ἄκῐς • (Ákis) m (genitive Ἄκῐδος); third declension

  1. A river on the east coast of Sicily, that flowed from Etna now exinct.
    • Ovidius, Fasti 4.467-8 (with long Ā):
      Iamque Leontīnōs Amenānaque flūmina cursū / praeterit et rīpās, herbifer Āci, tuās.
      And now in her course she passes the people of Leontium and the streams of Amenanus, and thy banks, grassy Acis.
  2. (Greek mythology) Acis, a mythical shepherd, personification of the homonymous river.

Inflection
Third declension of ὁ Ᾰ̓́κῐς; τοῦ Ᾰ̓́κῐδος (Attic)
Case / # Singular
Nominative ὁ Ᾰ̓́κῐς
ho Ákis
Genitive τοῦ Ᾰ̓́κῐδος
toû Ákidos
Dative τῷ Ᾰ̓́κῐδῐ
tôi Ákidi
Accusative τὸν Ἄκῐν
tòn Ákin
Vocative Ἄκῐ
Áki
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ds.

Descendants
  • Greek: Ἄκις (Ἄkis), Ἄκιδας (Ἄkidas)
  • Latin: Acis
    • → English: Acis
    • → Italian: Aci
    • Sicilian: Aci

See also

Further reading
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