LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · femininethird declension

Halmyris

Halmyris f sg (genitive Halmyridis)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularA salt lake formed by the Danube

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHalmyris—
genitiveHalmyridis—
dativeHalmyridī—
accusativeHalmyridem—
ablativeHalmyride—
vocativeHalmyris—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἅλμυρις (Hálmuris).

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographyHalmyrisHalmyris (Ἅλμυρις), a salt.lake, south of the southernmost mouth of the Danube. It was properly a part of the Euxine, with which it communicated by a …

Quick answers

What does Halmyris mean in Latin?
Halmyris, a proper noun, means “A salt lake formed by the Danube”.
What is the genitive of Halmyris?
The genitive singular is Halmyridis. Halmyris is feminine, third declension.