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Explore Aegospotami through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like brook or creek. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Aegospotami in a sentence

Aegospotami meaning

A small river issuing into the Hellespont, northeast of Sestos, whose mouth was the scene of the decisive battle in 405 BC in which Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet, ending the Peloponnesian War.

Synonyms of Aegospotami

aegospotamos brook creek naval battle

Related words

Other words often associated with Aegospotami or its synonyms:

stream watercourse bear indian endure suffer fight tolerate stomach permit digest abide

Using Aegospotami

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small river issuing into the Hellespont, northeast of Sestos, whose mouth was the scene of the decisive battle in 405 BC in which Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet, ending the Peloponnesian War.
  • Useful related words include: aegospotamos, brook, creek, naval battle.
  • In the example corpus, aegospotami often appears in combinations such as: at aegospotami.

Context around Aegospotami

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

near 1×

Sentence patterns with Aegospotami

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

athenians at aegospotami in 405 1× ships at aegospotami near the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

in 404 bc 1× lysander main or 1×

Common sentence endings:

in 405 bc 1× the thracian chersonese 1×

Words around Aegospotami

Just before it in the word index:

aegon 52 aegodontia 2 aeglea 2 aegisthus 16 aegislash 5 aegis 166

Just after it in the word index:

aegypti 23 aehf 3 aehr 14 aehrenthal 2 aei 18 aeida 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Aegospotami

  • In this selection, "aegospotami" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, near stand out and add context to how "aegospotami" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include athenians at aegospotami in 405 and ships at aegospotami near the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "aegospotami" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with aegospotami

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In 404 BC, the Athenians gathered their remaining ships at Aegospotami (near the Thracian Chersonese ). (15 words)

Lysander (main or main; died 395 BC, Greek Λύσανδρος main, Lýsandros) was a Spartan admiral who commanded the Spartan fleet in the Hellespont which defeated the Athenians at Aegospotami in 405 BC. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Lysander (main or main; died 395 BC, Greek Λύσανδρος main, Lýsandros) was a Spartan admiral who commanded the Spartan fleet in the Hellespont which defeated the Athenians at Aegospotami in 405 BC. (32 words)

In 404 BC, the Athenians gathered their remaining ships at Aegospotami (near the Thracian Chersonese ). (15 words)

Example sentences (2)

In 404 BC, the Athenians gathered their remaining ships at Aegospotami (near the Thracian Chersonese ).

Lysander (main or main; died 395 BC, Greek Λύσανδρος main, Lýsandros) was a Spartan admiral who commanded the Spartan fleet in the Hellespont which defeated the Athenians at Aegospotami in 405 BC.

Common combinations with aegospotami

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • at aegospotami 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "aegospotami" in a sentence?
An example: "In 404 BC, the Athenians gathered their remaining ships at Aegospotami (near the Thracian Chersonese )." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "aegospotami" from authentic English texts.
What does "aegospotami" mean?
Aegospotami means: A small river issuing into the Hellespont, northeast of Sestos, whose mouth was the scene of the decisive battle in 405 BC in which Lysander destroyed the Athenian fleet, ending the Peloponnesian War.
What are synonyms of "aegospotami"?
Common synonyms of "aegospotami" include: aegospotamos, brook, creek, naval battle.
How many example sentences with "aegospotami" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "aegospotami", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.