Balissus
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