Ilissus

English

Proper noun

Ilissus

1. Alternative form of Ilisos (“Greek river”)

Latin

Alternative forms

• Ilissos

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰλισσός (Ilissós).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iˈlis.sus/, [ɪˈlʲɪs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /iˈlis.sus/, [iˈlisːus]

Proper noun

Ilissus m sg (genitive Ilissī); second declension

1. A small river of Attica, rising on the Mount Hymettus

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Ilissus
genitive	Ilissī
dative	Ilissō
accusative	Ilissum
ablative	Ilissō
vocative	Ilisse

References

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