Hypsas

Latin

Alternative forms

• Hypsa

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὓψας (Hùpsas).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhyp.saːs/, [ˈhʏps̠äːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈip.sas/, [ˈipsäs]

The river's mouth

Proper noun

Hypsās m sg (genitive Hypsae); first declension

1. A river of Sicily flowing into the sea near Selinus, now the river Belice

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Hypsās
genitive	Hypsae
dative	Hypsae
accusative	Hypsān
ablative	Hypsā
vocative	Hypsā

References

• “Hypsas”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Hypsa in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.