Chrysa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χρύση (Khrúsē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰryː.sa/, [ˈkʰryːs̠ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈkri.sa/, [ˈkriːs̬ä]

Proper noun

Chrȳsa f sg (genitive Chrȳsae); first declension

1. A town on the Hellespont situated between Abydus and Ophrynium
2. A town in Mysia, mentioned by Pliny
3. A town of Troad

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Chrȳsa
Genitive	Chrȳsae
Dative	Chrȳsae
Accusative	Chrȳsam
Ablative	Chrȳsā
Vocative	Chrȳsa
Locative	Chrȳsae

References

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