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Chrysus

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See also: chrysus

Latin

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek χρυσός (khrusós, gold) (already Mycenaean Greek 𐀓𐀬𐀰 (ku-ru-so)), Semitic loan, compare with Biblical Hebrew חָרוּץ (ḥārūṣ), Akkadian 𒆬𒄀 (ḫurāṣu [KUG.SIG17]).[1]

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Chrȳsus m sg (genitive Chrȳsī); second declension

  1. a river in Hispania

Declension

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Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

singular
nominative Chrȳsus
genitive Chrȳsī
dative Chrȳsō
accusative Chrȳsum
ablative Chrȳsō
vocative Chrȳse
locative Chrȳsī

References

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  • Chrȳsus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 303/3.
  1. ^ Chrysus - Babiniotis, Georgios (2008) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: [] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 3rd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.