Acis

== Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Ἄκις (Ákis) or Ἆκις (Âkis). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈaː.kɪs], [ˈa.kɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.t͡ʃis] === Proper noun === Ā̆cis m sg (genitive Ā̆cidis); third declension a river on the east coast of Sicily ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun, singular only. ==== Descendants ==== → English: Acis → Italian: Aci Sicilian: Aci ==== See also ==== === References === “Acis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly “Acis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. Acis in Georges, Karl Ernst; Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918), Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung