Halys

Latin

View of the river

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἅλυς (Hálus).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈha.lys/, [ˈhälʲʏs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.lis/, [ˈäːlis]

Proper noun

Halys m sg (genitive Halyos); third declension

The principal river of Asia Minor, now the Kızılırmak River

Declension

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Halys
Genitive	Halyos
Dative	Halyī
Accusative	Halyn
Ablative	Halye
Vocative	Halys Haly¹

¹In poetry.

References

“Halys”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Halys in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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