proper noun · masculinevariously declined, first declension, third declension
Acesīnēs
Acesīnēs m sg (genitive Acesīnae or Acesīnis)
Classical[a.kɛˈsiː.neːs]Ecclesiastical[a.t͡ʃeˈs̬iː.nes]
Meaning
- A tributary river of the Indus, now the Chenab
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Acesīnēs | — |
| genitive | Acesīnae Acesīnis | — |
| dative | Acesīnae Acesīnī | — |
| accusative | Acesīnēn Acesīnem | — |
| ablative | Acesīnē | — |
| vocative | Acesīnē Acesīnēs | — |
Ăcĕsĭnēs, ae, m., = Ἀκεσίνης,
I. a river in India, which falls into the Indus, now the Chenaub, Curt. 9, 3, 20; Mel. 3, 7, 6; Plin. 6, 20, 23 al.
Origins
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀ̆κεσῑ́νης (Ăkesī́nēs).
In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries
GeographyAcesinesEth. Acesines (Ἀκεσίνης), a river of Sicily, which flows, into the sea to the south of Tauromenium. Its name occurs only in Thucydides (4.25) on occas…GeographyAcesinesAcesines (Ἀκεσίνης: Chenab: Dionysius Periegetes, 5.1138, makes the i long, if any choose to consider this an authority), the chief of the five great …