Atys

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Proper noun[edit]

Atys m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Haminoeidae – certain sea snails.

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἄτυς (Átus), itself from Lydian [Term?].

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ātȳs m sg (genitive Ātyis); third declension

  1. A Lydian name, one of the two children of Croesus
  2. A mythical pre-Roman king, Atys of Alba Longa

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun (Greek-type, normal variant), singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Ātȳs
Genitive Ātyos
Dative Ātyī
Accusative Ātyn
Ablative Ātye
Vocative Ātȳ

References[edit]

  • Atys”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Atys in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.