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English
Proper noun
Ilissus
- Alternative form of Ilisos (“Greek river”)
Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰλισσός (Ilissós).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ilissus m sg (genitive Ilissī); second declension
- A small river of Attica, rising on the Mount Hymettus
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
References
- Ilissus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Attica”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly