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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χρύση (Khrúsē).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Chrȳsa f sg (genitive Chrȳsae); first declension
- A town on the Hellespont situated between Abydus and Ophrynium
- A town in Mysia, mentioned by Pliny
- A town of Troad
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- Chrysa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Chrysa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly