Granicus

== English == === Etymology === From Latin Granicus, from Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikós). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɹəˈnaɪkəs/ === Proper noun === Granicus A river in northwestern Anatolia, where Alexander the Great defeated the forces of the Persian Empire under Darius III ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === From Ancient Greek Γρανικός (Granikós). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɡraːˈniː.kʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ɡraˈniː.kus] === Proper noun === Grānīcus m sg (genitive Grānīcī); second declension an important river in Troas, now the Biga Çayı ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Granicus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Granicus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly