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.

See also

• TGV

Further reading

• Thalys on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr