Acis
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἄκις (Ákis) or Ἆκις (Âkis).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈaː.kis/, [ˈäːkɪs̠] or IPA(key): /ˈa.kis/, [ˈäkɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.t͡ʃis/, [ˈäːt͡ʃis]
Proper noun
Ā̆cis m sg (genitive Ā̆cidis); third declension
- A river on the east coast of Sicily
- 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.
- Iamque Leontīnōs Amenānaque flūmina cursū / praeterit et rīpās, herbifer Āci, tuās.
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Ā̆cis |
| Genitive | Ā̆cidis |
| Dative | Ā̆cidī |
| Accusative | Ā̆cin |
| Ablative | Ā̆cide |
| Vocative | Ā̆ci |
Descendants
- → English: Acis
- → Italian: Aci
- Sicilian: Aci
See also
- Daphnis
- Galatea
- Polyphemus
- Symaithis
References
- “Acis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- Acis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Acis in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, volume 1, 8th edition, Hahnsche Buchhandlung
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