Thalys

French

Etymology

1990s. Invented name for purposes of ease of pronunciation and euphony, the suffixes -ys and -is being popular in brand names (cf. Editis, Euridis, Novartis, Stellantis, etc).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ta.lis/

Noun

Thalys m (plural Thalys)

  1. (historical, rail transport) a former West European high-speed train service now merged with Eurostar.

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