Ilissus

== English == === Proper noun === Ilissus Alternative form of Ilisos (“Greek river”). == Latin == === Alternative forms === Ilissos === Etymology === Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰλισσός (Ilissós). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪˈlɪs.sʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [iˈlis.sus] === Proper noun === Ilissus m sg (genitive Ilissī); second declension A small river of Attica, rising on the Mount Hymettus ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. === References === “Ilissus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “Attica”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly