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

Roman god

Greek: Ασκληπιός (el) m (Asklipiós)
Ancient: Ἀσκληπιός m (Asklēpiós)
Italian: Esculapio m, Asclepio m
Latin: Aesculāpius (la) m
Polish: Eskulap (pl) m
Portuguese: Esculápio (pt) m
Russian: Эскула́п (ru) m (Eskuláp)
Sicilian: Isculàpiu m
Spanish: Esculapio
Turkish: Asklepios

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