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Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὕσσος (Hússos).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hyssus m sg (genitive Hyssī); second declension
- A small river of Pontus, now the Kara Dere
- A town at the mouth of this river, now Sürmene
Declension
Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
References
- “Hyssus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly