Hylas

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕλας (Húlas).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhy.laːs/, [ˈhʏɫ̪äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈi.las/, [ˈiːläs]

Proper noun

Hylās m sg (genitive Hylae); first declension

1. (Greek mythology) A young companion of Heracles, abducted by the nymphs
2. A river of Bithynia
3. A river in Cappadocia

Declension

First-declension noun (masculine Greek-type with nominative singular in -ās), singular only.

	singular
nominative	Hylās
genitive	Hylae
dative	Hylae
accusative	Hylān
ablative	Hylā
vocative	Hylā

References

• “Hylas”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Hylas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.