Χρύση

See also: χρυσή

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold”) +‎ -η (-ē).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kʰry̌ː.sɛː/ → /ˈxry.si/ → /ˈxri.si/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰry̌ː.sɛː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰry.se̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈxry.si/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈxry.si/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈxri.si/

Proper noun

Χρῡ́ση • (Khrū́sē) f (genitive Χρῡ́σης); first declension

1. Chryse, the name of several people and places in Greek mythology

Inflection

First declension of ἡ Χρῡ́ση; τῆς Χρῡ́σης (Attic)

Case / #	Singular
Nominative	ἡ Χρῡ́ση hē Khrū́sē
Genitive	τῆς Χρῡ́σης tês Khrū́sēs
Dative	τῇ Χρῡ́σῃ têi Khrū́sēi
Accusative	τὴν Χρῡ́σην tḕn Khrū́sēn
Vocative	Χρῡ́ση Khrū́sē
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Descendants

• English: Chryse
• Greek: Χρύση (Chrýsi)
• Latin: Chrȳsē

References

• “Χρύση”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,006