Halys

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Latin

View of the river

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἅλυς (Hálus).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Halys m sg (genitive Halyos); third declension

  1. 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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