Aesculapius

== English == === Alternative forms === Esculapius === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Aesculāpius. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌiːskjʊˈleɪpɪəs/ === Proper noun === Aesculapius (Roman mythology) The god of medicine and healing. Greek counterpart: Asclepius. ==== Derived terms ==== Aesculapian ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === Ultimately from Ancient Greek Ἀσκληπιός (Asklēpiós). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ae̯s.kʊˈɫaː.pi.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [es.kuˈlaː.pi.us] === Proper noun === Aesculāpius m sg (genitive Aesculāpiī or Aesculāpī); second declension (Roman mythology) Asclepius ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).