Athesis

== Latin == === Alternative forms === Atesis === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈa.tʰɛ.sɪs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈaː.te.s̬is] === Proper noun === Athesis m sg (genitive Athesis); third declension A river of Venetia that flows through Verona and then into the Adriatic Sea, now the Adige. ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or occasionally -em, ablative singular in -ī or -e), singular only. The forms Athesem and Athese are attested only post-Classically. ==== Descendants ==== German: Etsch Italian: Adige Ladin: Ades Portuguese: Adige, Ádige Sicilian: Àtici Spanish: Adigio Venetan: Ádeze === References === “Athesis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Athesis”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly