"Acheron" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈæ.kəɹ.ən/, /ˈæ.kəɹ.ɔn/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Acheron1.wav [Southern-England], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Acheron2.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin Acherōn, from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn), probably Pre-Greek but folk-etymologically said to be from ἄχος (ákhos, “pain, distress”) + ῥέον (rhéon, “stream”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|Acherōn}} Latin Acherōn, {{der|en|grc|Ἀχέρων}} Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn), {{der|en|qsb-grc}} Pre-Greek, {{af|grc|ἄχος|ῥέον|nocat=1|t1=pain, distress|t2=stream}} ἄχος (ákhos, “pain, distress”) + ῥέον (rhéon, “stream”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Acheron
  1. (Greek mythology) A river in the infernal regions; also, the infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets, it was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf. Tags: Greek Categories (topical): Greek mythology Translations (a river): Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), Աքերոն (Akʻeron) (Armenian), Akeronte (Basque), Ахерон (Aheron) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 阿刻戎 (Ākèróng) (Chinese Mandarin), Akerono (Esperanto), Aĥerono (Esperanto), 𐌀𐌗𐌓𐌖𐌌 (axrum) (Etruscan), Akheron (Finnish), Achéron [masculine] (French), აქერონტი (akeronṭi) (Georgian), Αχέρων (Achéron) [masculine] (Greek), Αχέροντας (Achérontas) [masculine] (Greek), Acheronte [masculine] (Italian), アケローン (Akerōn) (Japanese), 아케론강 (Akeron'gang) (Korean), Acherōn [masculine] (Latin), Aqueront (Occitan), آخرون (âxerun) (Persian), Aqueronte [masculine] (Portuguese), Aheron (Romanian), Ахеро́н (Axerón) [masculine] (Russian), Aqueronte [masculine] (Spanish), Aquerón [masculine] (Spanish), Ахеро́нт (Axerónt) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Acheron-en-name-dOuFiGqJ Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'a river': 100 0
  2. (literary) Hell Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-Acheron-en-name-jVhvi2Df
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Acherontic Coordinate_terms: Cocytus, Eridanos, Lethe, Phlegethon, Styx
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Acheron
  1. A language of Sudan. Categories (topical): Languages Synonyms: Asheron
    Sense id: en-Acheron-en-name-s2uZxcRG Disambiguation of Languages: 17 5 78 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 0 79 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 31 0 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [Latin]

IPA: /ˈa.kʰe.roːn/ [Classical], [ˈäkʰɛroːn] [Classical], /ˈa.ke.ron/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈäːkeron] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn), from ὁ ἄχεα ῥέων (ho ákhea rhéōn, “the stream of woe”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Ἀχέρων}} Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων (Akhérōn), {{m|grc|ὁ ἄχεα ῥέων||the stream of woe}} ὁ ἄχεα ῥέων (ho ákhea rhéōn, “the stream of woe”) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Acherōn/Acheront<3>|g=m}} Acherōn m sg (genitive Acherontis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Acherōn/Acheront<3>}} Forms: Acherōn [canonical, masculine, singular], Acherontis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Acherōn [nominative, singular], Acherontis [genitive, singular], Acherontī [dative, singular], Acherontem [accusative, singular], Acheronte [ablative, singular], Acherōn [singular, vocative]
  1. Acheron, a river in the underworld Tags: declension-3 Synonyms: Acheros, Acherūns Derived forms: acheronensis, acheronteus
    Sense id: en-Acheron-la-name-EAAqmUTy Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 64 36
  2. The underworld Tags: declension-3 Categories (place): Rivers
    Sense id: en-Acheron-la-name-qQOEAvSH Disambiguation of Rivers: 43 57 Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Latin entries with topic categories using raw markup: 8 92

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      "ipa": "/ˈæ.kəɹ.ɔn/"
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      "roman": "Akʻeron",
      "sense": "a river",
      "word": "Աքերոն"
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      "sense": "a river",
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "sense": "a river",
      "word": "阿刻戎"
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      "sense": "a river",
      "word": "Akerono"
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      "word": "Aĥerono"
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      "code": "ett",
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      "roman": "axrum",
      "sense": "a river",
      "word": "𐌀𐌗𐌓𐌖𐌌"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "a river",
      "word": "Akheron"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "Achéron"
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      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "akeronṭi",
      "sense": "a river",
      "word": "აქერონტი"
    },
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "a river",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Αχέρων"
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "a river",
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      ],
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      ],
      "word": "Acheronte"
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      "code": "ja",
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      "sense": "a river",
      "word": "アケローン"
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Akeron'gang",
      "sense": "a river",
      "word": "아케론강"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "a river",
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      "code": "ro",
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      "code": "es",
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "a river",
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}

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      "form": "Acherontis",
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      "ipa": "[ˈäkʰɛroːn]",
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        "Classical"
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}

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