LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Athesis

Athesis m sg (genitive Athesis)
Classical[ˈa.tʰɛ.sɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.te.s̬is]

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularA river of Venetia that flows through Verona and then into the Adriatic Sea, now the Adige.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeAthesis—
genitiveAthesis—
dativeAthesī—
accusativeAthesim
Athesem		—
ablativeAthesī
Athese		—
vocativeAthesis—

Ăthĕsis or Ătĕsis, is, m. (acc. Athesim; abl. Athesi; v. Neue, Formenl. I. pp. 210, 228), = Ἄταγις, Strabo,
I. a river in Upper Italy, now the Adige: Atesis, Plin. 3, 16, 20, § 121 Jan: Athesim propter amoenum, Verg. A. 9, 680 Rib.; Sil. 8, 595; Claud. VI. Cons. Hon. 196; cf. Mann. Ital. I. p. 143.

Origins

Descendants
  • GermanEtsch
  • ItalianAdige
  • PortugueseAdige
  • PortugueseÁdige
  • SpanishAdigio
  • LadinAdes
  • SicilianÀtici
  • VenetanÁdeze

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyAthesisAthesis (Ἀτησινός, Strab.; Ἀτισών, Plut.), one of the principal rivers of Northern Italy, now called the Adige. It rises in the Rhaetian Alps, in a sm…

Quick answers

What does Athesis mean in Latin?
Athesis, a proper noun, means “A river of Venetia that flows through Verona and then into the Adriatic Sea, now the Adige.”.
What is the genitive of Athesis?
The genitive singular is Athesis. Athesis is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Athesis?
In classical Latin, [ˈa.tʰɛ.sɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.te.s̬is].