adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
acherūsius
acherūsius (feminine acherūsia, neuter acherūsium)
Classical[a.kʰɛˈruː.si.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[a.keˈruː.s̬i.us]
Meaning
- adjectiveof or pertaining to the Acheron (a river in the underworld)
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | acherūsius | acherūsia | acherūsium |
| genitive | acherūsiī | acherūsiae | acherūsiī |
| dative | acherūsiō | acherūsiae | acherūsiō |
| accusative | acherūsium | acherūsiam | acherūsium |
| ablative | acherūsiō | acherūsiā | acherūsiō |
| vocative | acherūsie | acherūsia | acherūsium |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | acherūsiī | acherūsiae | acherūsia |
| genitive | acherūsiōrum | acherūsiārum | acherūsiōrum |
| dative | acherūsiīs | acherūsiīs | acherūsiīs |
| accusative | acherūsiōs | acherūsiās | acherūsia |
| ablative | acherūsiīs | acherūsiīs | acherūsiīs |
| vocative | acherūsiī | acherūsiae | acherūsia |
Ăchĕrūsĭus (old writing Acherunsius), a, um, adj. id..
I. Pertaining to the Acheron in Calabria:
aqua, Liv. 8, 24.— II. Pertaining to the Acheruns (Acheron), or the Lower World: templa, the Lower World, Enn. ap. Cic. Tusc. 1, 21, 48 (Trag. v. 107 ed. Vahl.); in Varr. L. L. 7, § 6 Müll.; and in Lucr. 1, 120; cf. Lucr. 3, 25 and 86:
humor, Sil. 13, 398: vita, a life of gloom, Lucr. 3, 1024.—III. Pertaining to Acheron in Epirus:
amnis, Just. 12, 2, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
Acherūsīus (-ūnsius) adj.,
of the Acheron in Bruttium: aqua, L.—Of the under-world, Enn. ap. C.
Origins
Derived from Ancient Greek Ἀχερούσιος (Akheroúsios).