Achates

== English == === Etymology === From the "fidus Achates" (faithful Achates) of Virgil's Aeneid, the constant companion of Aeneas in his wanderings after the fall of Troy. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /əˈkeɪtiːz/ Rhymes: -eɪtiz === Noun === Achates (archaic, poetic) A trusty comrade. ==== Derived terms ==== fidus Achates === Anagrams === eschata == German == === Pronunciation === === Noun === Achates genitive singular of Achat == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἀχάτης (Akhátēs). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.kʰa.teːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.ka.tes] === Proper noun === Achātēs m sg (genitive Achātae); first declension a river in Sicily, known as the place where agates were found, now the river Dirillo Achates (armorbearer and friend of Aeneas) ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun (masculine, Greek-type, nominative singular in -ēs), singular only. === References === “Achates”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly “Achates”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.