Hyssus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ὕσσος (Hússos).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈhys.sus/, [ˈhʏs̠ːʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈis.sus/, [ˈisːus]

Proper noun

Hyssus m sg (genitive Hyssī); second declension

1. A small river of Pontus, now the Kara Dere
2. A town at the mouth of this river, now Sürmene

Declension

Second-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Hyssus
Genitive	Hyssī
Dative	Hyssō
Accusative	Hyssum
Ablative	Hyssō
Vocative	Hysse
Locative	Hyssī

References

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