Elyrus

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἔλυρος (Éluros).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈe.ly.rus/, [ˈɛlʲʏrʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.li.rus/, [ˈɛːlirus]

Proper noun

Elyrus f sg (genitive Elyrī); second declension

1. A town of Crete situated between Cydonia and Lissus

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Elyrus
Genitive	Elyrī
Dative	Elyrō
Accusative	Elyrum
Ablative	Elyrō
Vocative	Elyre
Locative	Elyrī

References

• “Elyrus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly