Balissus

== Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Βαλίσσος (Balíssos). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [baˈlɪs.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [baˈlis.sus] === Proper noun === Balissus m sg (genitive Balissī); second declension A river of Osroene flowing through Carrhae and then into the Euphrates, now the Balikh River ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Balissus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly