Halycus

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Latin

The river's mouth

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅλυκος (Hálukos).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Halycus m sg (genitive Halycī); second declension

  1. a river in Sicily that flows into the Mediterranean Sea, now the river Platani

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Halycus
genitive Halycī
dative Halycō
accusative Halycum
ablative Halycō
vocative Halyce

References

  • Halycus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly