Balissus
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek Βαλίσσος (Balíssos).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /baˈlis.sus/, [bäˈlʲɪs̠ːʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /baˈlis.sus/, [bäˈlisːus]
Proper noun[edit]
Balissus m sg (genitive Balissī); second declension
- A river of Osroene flowing through Carrhae and then into the Euphrates, now the Balikh River
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Balissus |
Genitive | Balissī |
Dative | Balissō |
Accusative | Balissum |
Ablative | Balissō |
Vocative | Balisse |
References[edit]
- “Balissus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly