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Oescus.

A river of Moesia and tributary river of the Danube, now called Iskar

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

name[ˈoe̯s.kʊs]Classical-Latin[ˈɛs.kus]
  1. A river of Moesia and tributary river of the Danube, now called Iskar

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
  2. A town of the Triballi in Lower Moesia situated on the road from Viminacium to Nicomedia

    declension-2 · masculine · singular
Where this word comes from

From Thracian *Uski(j)as, from Proto-Indo-European *Udski-yo-s, derivative of Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ (“water”).

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