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proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Hylās

Hylās m sg (genitive Hylae)
Classical[ˈhy.ɫaːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈiː.las]

Meaning

  1. GreekA young companion of Heracles, abducted by the nymphs
  2. A river of Bithynia
  3. a river in Cappadocia

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeHylās—
genitiveHylae—
dativeHylae—
accusativeHylān—
ablativeHylā—
vocativeHylā—

Hўlas, ae, m., = Ὕλας,
I. a beautiful youth of Œchalia (or Argos), companion of Hercules in the Argonautic expedition, who was carried off by the nymphs, and long sought for by Hercules in vain, Prop. 1, 20, 6; Ov. A. A. 2, 110; Juv. 1, 164; Val. Fl. 3, 596; Hyg. Fab. 14; Verg. E. 6, 44 (where, by poet. license, the voc. is scanned Hўlā, Hȳl', like the Gr. Ἆρες, Ἄρες, Mart. 9, 11, 15).

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ὕλας (Húlas).

Descendants
  • taxonomic nameCephonodes hylas

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyHylasHylas (Ὕλας), a son of Theiodamas, king of the Dryopes, by the nymph Menodice (Apollon. 1.1213; Hyg. Fab. 14, 271; Propert. 1.20, 6); or, according to…

Quick answers

What does Hylās mean in Latin?
Hylās, a proper noun, means “A young companion of Heracles, abducted by the nymphs; A river of Bithynia; a river in Cappadocia”.
What is the genitive of Hylās?
The genitive singular is Hylae. Hylās is masculine, first declension.
How do you pronounce Hylās?
In classical Latin, [ˈhy.ɫaːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈiː.las].