Helisson

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἑλισσών (Helissṓn).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /heˈlis.soːn/, [hɛˈlʲɪs̠ːoːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /eˈlis.son/, [eˈlisːon]

Proper noun

Helissōn m sg (genitive Helissontis); third declension

1. A river in Arcadia
2. A town of Arcadia situated on Mount Maenalus

Declension

Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Helissōn
Genitive	Helissontis
Dative	Helissontī
Accusative	Helissontem
Ablative	Helissonte
Vocative	Helissōn
Locative	Helissontī Helissonte

References

• “Helisson”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly