Chrysa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Χρύση (Khrúsē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰryː.sa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkriː.s̬a]

Proper noun

Chrȳsa f sg (genitive Chrȳsae); first declension

1. A town on the Hellespont situated between Abydus and Ophrynium
2. a town in Mysia, mentioned by Pliny
3. A town of Troad

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Chrȳsa
genitive	Chrȳsae
dative	Chrȳsae
accusative	Chrȳsam
ablative	Chrȳsā
vocative	Chrȳsa
locative	Chrȳsae

References

• “Chrysa”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Chrysa”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly