"Acheruns" meaning in Latin

See Acheruns in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈa.kʰɛ.rũːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈaː.ke.runs] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων, Ἀχέροντ- (Akhérōn, Akhéront-), with alteration of /o/ to /u/. Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|Ἀχέρων|Ἀχέρων, Ἀχέροντ-}} Ancient Greek Ἀχέρων, Ἀχέροντ- (Akhérōn, Akhéront-) Head templates: {{la-proper noun|((Acherūns<3>,Acherūns<3.Greek>))|g=m|gen_sg=Acherūntis}} Acherūns m sg (genitive Acherūntis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|((Acherūns<3>,Acherūns<3.Greek>))|gen_sg=Acheruntis}} Forms: Acherūns [canonical, masculine, singular], Acherūntis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Acherūns [nominative, singular], Acheruntis [genitive, singular], Acheruntī [dative, singular], Acheruntem [accusative, singular], Acherunta [accusative, singular], Acherunte [ablative, singular], Acherūns [singular, vocative], Acherōn [alternative]
  1. The river Acheron. Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-Acheruns-la-name-xNhRXGno Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 58 42
  2. The underworld. Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-Acheruns-la-name-E-si0Ezt Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: acherunticus
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