Halys

Latin

View of the river

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἅλυς (Hálus).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈha.lys/, [ˈhälʲʏs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.lis/, [ˈäːlis]

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.

	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.