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proper noun · masculinethird declension

Araxēs

Araxēs m sg (genitive Araxis)
Classical[aˈrak.seːs]Ecclesiastical[aˈrak.ses]

Meaning

  1. a large river in Armenia, now the river Araks

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAraxēs—
genitiveAraxis—
dativeAraxī—
accusativeAraxem—
ablativeAraxe—
vocativeAraxēs—
locativeAraxī
Araxe		—

Ăraxes, is, m., = Ἀράξης.
I. A river in Armenia Major, now Aras, Verg. A. 8, 728; Prop. 4, 11, 8; Sen. Hippol. 47; Plin. 6, 9, 9, § 25; Mel. 3, 5, 5.—Trop., a dweller on the Araxes: pharetratus Araxes, Stat. S. 5, 2, 32.—
II. A river in Persia, now Bendemir, Curt. 4, 5, 21.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀράξης (Aráxēs).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAraxesAraxes (Ἀράξης). 1. (Eraskh, Rakhsi, Aras, Ras), a large river of Armenia, which takes its rise from a number of sources in Mt. Abus (Bín Gól) (Steph.…

Quick answers

What does Araxēs mean in Latin?
Araxēs, a proper noun, means “a large river in Armenia, now the river Araks”.
What is the genitive of Araxēs?
The genitive singular is Araxis. Araxēs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Araxēs?
In classical Latin, [aˈrak.seːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [aˈrak.ses].