Asopus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀσωπός (Asōpós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /aːˈsoː.pus/, [äːˈs̠oːpʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /aˈso.pus/, [äˈs̬ɔːpus]

Proper noun

Āsōpus m sg (genitive Āsōpī); second declension

1. A river flowing through the southern part of Boeotia
2. A river of Peloponnesus, flowing into the Corinthian gulf

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Āsōpus
Genitive	Āsōpī
Dative	Āsōpō
Accusative	Āsōpum
Ablative	Āsōpō
Vocative	Āsōpe

Descendants

• Translingual: Asopus

References

• Asopus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Asopus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly