LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinethird declension

Ātȳs

Ātȳs m sg (genitive Ātyis)
Classical[ˈaː.tyːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈaː.tis]

Meaning

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

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeĀtȳs—
genitiveĀtyos—
dativeĀtyī—
accusativeĀtyn—
ablativeĀtye—
vocativeĀtȳ—

Ătys or Attys, ўos, m., = Ἄτυς, Ἄττυς (diff. from Attis, q. v.).
I. A son of Hercules and Omphale, father of Tyrrhenus and Lydus, and ancestor of the Lydian kings, who are therefore called Atyadae, Tac. A. 4, 55.—
II. The ancestor of the gens Atia (cf. Atius), Verg. A. 5, 568 Wagner.—
III. A son of Alba, king of the Albani, Liv. 1, 3.

Origins

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

Quick answers

What does Ātȳs mean in Latin?
Ātȳs, a proper noun, means “A Lydian name, one of the two children of Croesus; A mythical pre-Roman king, Atys of Alba Longa”.
What is the genitive of Ātȳs?
The genitive singular is Ātyis. Ātȳs is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce Ātȳs?
In classical Latin, [ˈaː.tyːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈaː.tis].